Words are charms. It's like a song you didn't even know you knew.
Other lands may have their charms, and the sunny skies of other climes may be regretted, but it is with pride and gladness that the wanderer sets foot again on British soil, thanking God for the religion and the liberty which have made this weather-beaten island in a northern sea to be the light and glory of the world.
Lobbying has become a term of reproach, as if it were improper to push for a particular belief. This has happened because of paid lobbyists whose opinions are for hire and the fear that decision-makers, whether politicians or officials, are susceptible to their charms and wiles. This has tarred entirely proper lobbying with the same brush.
In short, chronological connectivity puts us in touch with the holy. It is at once humbling and exhilarating. I say this as someone who has never followed any formal religious practice. Connection with the past and the future is a pathway that charms us in the direction of sanity and grace.
The belief in charms for protecting newborn infants is very strong in Greece.
And all the charms of face or voice Which I in others see, Are but the recollected choice Of what I feel for thee.
There is not one New York but thousands - mixed-up conurbations and microclimates with their own internal logics and charms, dreams and juxtapositions, faces and tongues.
I think a project is full of charms if it's a good production or has a character that I'm greedy for.
I love my name. I didn't used to when I was a kid. People called me Lucky Charms, after the breakfast cereal.
City people make most of the fuss about the charms of country life.
