enchain
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As Johnson wrote, “to enchain syllables, and to lash the wind, are equally the undertakings of pride, unwilling to measure its desires by its strength.”
From Slate ● May 31, 2012
At every approach of horseman, cart, or carriage, I turned fearfully, certain I should see some minister of injustice come to enchain us.
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
Tie your knots, she sang again and again, enchain! — enchain! — enchain me!
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson
Abstaining from merely theoretical speculations, he exhibits a profound insight into the operation of political causes, which he unfolds with great sagacity, and in a manner suited to enchain the attention of the reader.
From Harper's New Monthly Magazine, vol 1-98, 1850-1899 None by Harper, Various (magazine)
His imagination could bear them to a giddy hight on its elastic wing, or he could enchain their judgment by the strong links of his logic.
From Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland by Stanton, Henry B.
Disordered, farouche as is his style its spiritual note enchains me.
From Melomaniacs by Huneker, James
His eloquence enchains every heart; in burning words, he assails every soul.
From May Brooke by Dorsey, Anna Hanson
A new novel by a new writer, which enchains our attention from the very first sentence of the first page, is a pleasant surprise.
From Hand and Ring by Green, Anna Katharine
Joyously they march along, Lights are flashing through the panes, In the streets a busy throng Curiosity enchains.
From The Burgomaster's Wife — Complete by Ebers, Georg
But in these dramas we rarely miss the interest and charm of a dramatic story, which provokes the curiosity and enchains the attention.
From Handbook of Universal Literature From the Best and Latest Authorities by Botta, Anne C. Lynch
When we first encounter the character, enchained in the dungeon at the opening of Act II, Florestan rises from exhaustion and cries out, “Gott! welch’ Dunkel hier!”
From New York Times ● Mar. 17, 2017
“With regard to black people, I think they are tired of seeing themselves enchained and downtrodden.”
From New York Times ● May 18, 2016
If my imagination weren't enchained by so much witless tradition and conformity, I might tag this segment to some more majestic and impromptu pattern of my own devising, one that reaches clear across the ecliptic.
From Slate ● Jul. 12, 2012
In The Golden Bough, Sir James Frazer describes how a tribesman chosen to be king must be enchained and thrashed before his coronation.
From Time Magazine Archive
Eisman was enchained, however, by FrontPoint Partners and, by extension, Morgan Stanley.
From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis
Le Loutre made no answer, for now events on the battlefield were enchaining every eye.
From The Raid from Beausejour; and How the Carter Boys Lifted the Mortgage by Roberts, Charles George Douglas, Sir
As though by that monosyllable freed from an enchaining spell, Joan started, moved quickly to his side and held the goblet to his lips.
From Joan Thursday by Vance, Louis Joseph
A view of ten thousand roofs, inexpressibly enchaining....
From The Destroying Angel by Vance, Louis Joseph
He can as truly deliver the body from the most persistent and enchaining habit, as he can wholly convert the mind and heart.
From The Wonders of Prayer A Record of Well Authenticated and Wonderful Answers to Prayer by Whittle, D. W. (Daniel Webster)
Baltic had the gift of enchaining his hearers, and the audience hung upon his speech with breathless attention.
From The Bishop's Secret by Hume, Fergus
