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Definition of Blandishes
1. blandish [v] - See also: blandish
Lexicographical Neighbors of Blandishes
Literary usage of Blandishes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Epea Ptepoenta, Or, The Diversions of Purley by John Horne Tooke (1806)
"H. Oh, my dear sir, the wise men of this world know full well that the family of
the blandishes^) are universal favourites. Good breeding and policy direct ..."
2. Recollections of the Table-talk of Samuel Rogers: To which is Added Porsoniana by Samuel Rogers (1887)
"Cumberland, who belonged to the family of the blandishes, be- praised Priestley
to his face, and after he had left the party, spoke of him very ..."
3. The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including the Series by Samuel Johnson (1810)
"O'erwhelm thy speech, in woman's blind revenge Gave all' But turn your, eyes to
Heaven (Hi- lifts and blandishes his ..."
4. Sophocles: with English notes by Sophocles, Fredericus H. M. Blaydes, Frederick Apthorp Paley (1859)
"... ó<i,<V"V oír В. Т. V. ' Certainly, as she nears me, she welcomes (blandishes)
me cheerfully with her eyes.' Schneid, compares Aesch. ..."
5. An Arabic-English Lexicon: Derived from the Best and the Most Copious by Edward William Lane (1885)
"iJ 6 X j- -a' A dissembler ; a deceiver ; (K ;) one who blandishes, soothes, or
wheedles, one with his words, • X 0 and deceives him. (ТА. ..."
6. Recollections of the Table-talk of Samuel Rogers.: To which is Added Porsoniana by Samuel Rogers, Alexander Dyce, William Maltby (1856)
"Cumberland, who belonged to the family of the blandishes, be- praised Priestley
to his face, and after he had left the party, spoke of him very ..."
7. Epea Ptepoenta, Or, The Diversions of Purley by John Horne Tooke (1806)
"H. Oh, my dear sir, the wise men of this world know full well that the family of
the blandishes^) are universal favourites. Good breeding and policy direct ..."
8. Recollections of the Table-talk of Samuel Rogers: To which is Added Porsoniana by Samuel Rogers (1887)
"Cumberland, who belonged to the family of the blandishes, be- praised Priestley
to his face, and after he had left the party, spoke of him very ..."
9. The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including the Series by Samuel Johnson (1810)
"O'erwhelm thy speech, in woman's blind revenge Gave all' But turn your, eyes to
Heaven (Hi- lifts and blandishes his ..."
10. Sophocles: with English notes by Sophocles, Fredericus H. M. Blaydes, Frederick Apthorp Paley (1859)
"... ó<i,<V"V oír В. Т. V. ' Certainly, as she nears me, she welcomes (blandishes)
me cheerfully with her eyes.' Schneid, compares Aesch. ..."
11. An Arabic-English Lexicon: Derived from the Best and the Most Copious by Edward William Lane (1885)
"iJ 6 X j- -a' A dissembler ; a deceiver ; (K ;) one who blandishes, soothes, or
wheedles, one with his words, • X 0 and deceives him. (ТА. ..."
12. Recollections of the Table-talk of Samuel Rogers.: To which is Added Porsoniana by Samuel Rogers, Alexander Dyce, William Maltby (1856)
"Cumberland, who belonged to the family of the blandishes, be- praised Priestley
to his face, and after he had left the party, spoke of him very ..."
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