Such tales as that will never tempt my tongue.
But these things with Fred outside them, Fred forsaken and looking sad for the want of her, could never tempt her deliberate thought.
Though his means were adequate to the needs of himself and his wife, he certainly had no money to waste; but now he was wantonly extravagant in the purchase of delicacies, out of season and dear, which might tempt Strickland's capricious appetite.
'Tis true, we can offer you nothing like the gaieties of this lively place; we can tempt you neither by amusement nor splendour, for our mode of living, as you see, is plain and unpretending; yet no endeavours shall be wanting on our side to make Northanger Abbey not wholly disagreeable.
He said to himself that if he had strength enough to get back to the spring he would stay there, and nothing should tempt him to run the risk of meeting Injun Joe again.
Besides cutting costs, companies that sell the "e-menu" argue the bytes-for-bites approach has a novelty value that can lure younger customers, and boost revenues as tantalizing photographs of succulent steaks and gooey desserts tempt diners to order more.
The Nix also loved music and could lure people to him with his harp; if he was in the form of a horse he would tempt people to mount him and then dash into the sea to drown them.
EBay has accused Amazon of using an "unlawful" scheme to tempt sellers on its auction site to move to the online retailer.
They should not tempt landlords to terminate leasing contracts early with promises of higher prices.
Not only does on-demand TV tempt us to keep watching episode after episode, say the study's authors, but the shows are also designed to draw us in, boost suspense, and emotionally invest in plotlines and characters.
Microsoft Rewards has been launched in the UK, and aims to tempt more people over to Bing.
Microsoft Rewards has launched in the UK, and aims to tempt more people over to Bing.
" Mr Chen cites Lending Club's A and B grade loans — the top two tiers of their seven-grade system — as examples of relatively safe products that might tempt Chinese buyers.
Or, 'I don't want to tempt the fates.
Malaysia's world number one Lee Chong Wei said a new scoring format could tempt him to extend his career to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and take yet another shot at an elusive badminton gold medal.
If true, it could suggest that studio is trying to tempt Craig back with increasingly larger sums.
" and turning round, he looked for a moment at Elizabeth, till catching her eye, he withdrew his own and coldly said, "She is tolerable; but not handsome enough to tempt me; and I am in no humour at present to give consequence to young ladies who are slighted by other men.
As a result, we unconsciously downgrade the looks of other people in our minds so that they don't tempt us to cheat.
" Don't ban specific foods Making certain foods "off limits" can tempt you even more -- and almost always leads to overindulging.
So while this news may tempt you to keep a bottle of red on your nightstand, not so fast-doctors are typically wary of recommending that people start drinking wine, since too much alcohol can obviously have harmful effects on the body.
