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Joshua Barnes, a medieval writer, said " Queen Philippa was a very good and charming person that exceeded most ladies for sweetness of nature and virtuous disposition.
* James Steerforth – A close friend of David who has known him since his first days at Salem House, he has a romantic and charming disposition.
In the official program for the unveiling it states "... Mr. Jones in his prime had many charming qualities, chief among which was his constant optimistic disposition.
When the Woggle-bug is first introduced in The Marvelous Land of Oz, he is portrayed as having a charming disposition and a quirky and somewhat eccentric personality.

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She sang him Scott's charming ballad `` Rosabelle '', which was the vogue of the moment.
A poem of Callimachus to the goddess " who amuses herself on mountains with archery " imagines some charming vignettes: according to Callimachus, at three years old, Artemis, while sitting on the knee of her father, Zeus, asked him to grant her six wishes: to remain always a virgin ; to have many names to set her apart from her brother Apollo ; to be the Phaesporia or Light Bringer ; to have a bow and arrow and a knee-length tunic so that she could hunt ; to have sixty " daughters of Okeanos ", all nine years of age, to be her choir ; and for twenty Amnisides Nymphs as handmaidens to watch her dogs and bow while she rested.
She became fond and indulgent of the charming but petulant young Robert Devereux, Earl of Essex, who was Leicester's stepson and took liberties with her for which she forgave him.
Unlike Bernini who easily adopted the mantle of the charming courtier in his pursuit of important commissions, Borromini was both melancholic and quick in temper which resulted in him withdrawing from certain jobs, and his death was by suicide.
She was effortlessly more sexual and charming and eagerly undressed for Paris, and she did not mind displaying her breasts and vulva for him to see.
Although Shula was relaxed and charming when dealing with the press, it was all an act ; Dolphins players described him as " neurotic " and " absolutely crazy.
Richard Schickel of TIME called his performance " charming ," and most critics agreed that Hanks ' portrayal ensured him a place among the premier romantic-comedy stars of his generation.
Mulroney twice failed his bar exams, but the firm kept him due to his charming personality.
Talented, charming and attractive ( and surprisingly modest ) Lawrence was popular with Bath residents and visitors: artists William Hoare and Mary Hartley gave him encouragement ; wealthy people allowed him to study their collections of paintings and Lawrence's drawing of a copy of Raphael's Transfiguration was awarded a silver-gilt palette and a prize of 5 guineas by the Society of Arts in London.
His cousin reported that Whistler at that time was " slight, with a pensive, delicate face, shaded by soft brown curls … he had a somewhat foreign appearance and manner, which, aided by natural abilities, made him very charming, even at that age.
Due to his knowledge and rhetorical power, even his enemies, who do not recognize him, find him charming and all desire his friendship.
John Hughes said that he had Broderick in mind when he wrote the screenplay, saying Broderick was the only actor he could think of who could pull the role off, calling him clever, smart, and charming.
He is a charming schemer who often breaks the fourth wall by addressing the audience, sometimes temporarily freezing all of the characters around him in the process by calling, " Time out!
The interviewer found him a charming and entertaining host.
The younger Hawthorne referred to Miller as " a licensed libertine " but admitted to finding him " charming, amiable, and harmless ".
His romantic history, personal beauty, charming manners and distinguished talents made him fashionable.
Marc Blucas was asked how the character was described to him during the audition process, he replied that " They said that Riley is a nice, charming guy, and there's going to be some kind of dichotomy, some kind of double role going on.
The charming thing about him was that he seemed to belong to another world completely.
He got a treatment that pleased him on the second attempt, from writer Whitfield Cook, who wove a homoerotic subtext ( only hinted at in the novel ) into the story and softened Bruno from a coarse alcoholic into a dapper, charming mama's boy — a much more Hitchcockian villain.
The adult, very charming, knows his way around-even invited one of the fans to lunch across the street-the child, frightened, alternately praying to God and the devil to get him out of this.
He completed elementary school in 1945 and his class voted him " most charming personality ".
To his friends, Arthur ’ s death came as ' a loud and terrible stroke from the reality of things upon the faery building of our youth ' They remembered him in vivid elegy: he had been ' the most charming and the most promising ' of his contemporaries ; ' his mind was more original & powerful than the minds of us his contemporaries '; ' he had a genius for metaphysical analysis ', ' a peculiar clearness of perception ', and an ' always active mind '; an ' angelic spirit ', ' he seemed to tread the earth as a spirit from some better world ; ' his mighty spirit ( beautiful and powerful as it had already grown ), yet bore all the marks of youth, and growth, and ripening promise.

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Motley in 1839 wrote a novel, Morton's Hope, or the Memoirs of a Provincial about life in a German university in which he described Bismarck as a reckless and dashing eccentric, but also as an extremely gifted and charming young man.
Always a poet, and usually gay, fresh, and delicate, in his presentation of idylls exquisitely dainty and characteristically Gallic, illustrating the more " charming " side of love, often pure and sometimes extremely materialistic.
* Cedric Hampton, the heir to Hampton and a close friend of Fanny's, is flagrantly homosexual and extremely charming.
He has starred in 2009 as Etienne Balsan in Coco avant Chanel by Anne Fontain, with Audrey Tautou ; as Jean-René in 2010 with Isabelle Carré in a charming comedy by Jean-Pierre Améris Émotifs anonymes about two extremely shy persons who fall in love, and also as August Maquet in L ' autre Dumas by Safy Nebbou, alongside Gérard Depardieu and Dominique Blanc, a movie about the creative ghostwriter, Maquet, whose played a crucial role in the production of French writer Alexandre Dumas ' Three Musketeers.
: Whenever his powers are sealed, Chrono retains the form of a young boy who appears extremely docile and rather charming, often surprising the humans he is familiar with.
Writing to Sarah on 17 May 1811, she commented, " I read Self-Countroul & like it extremely all except some vulgarity meant to be jocular which tired me to death, but I think the principal character charming & well supported & the book really gives good lessons .".
:" uite the most charming, friendly, unassuming and courteous man in motor racing ... furniture factory an extremely paternalistic, caring concern, in which long-term employees were looked after virtually to the grave.
* DI Peter Carlisle ( David Tennant ), the investigating officer of the murder: a charming and good-natured, although extremely manipulative, police officer, who dislikes Holden almost on sight ;
Her appearance is described as " skin as white as snow, extremely charming and gorgeous ".
He can be extremely charming and persuasive, an especially remarkable feat given that he is usually either addressing evil, paranoid creatures that trust few or no one else ( drow and other monstrous inhabitants of the Underdark ) or races that are automatically suspicious of him because of his drow heritage.
She is loving, but extremely naïve on sexual matters and too shy to try something new by herself ( even through the series she is fully determined to overcome her limitations and be a better lover to Makoto ), as well as insecure about her looks ; she is unaware how beautiful and charming she is.
She was an extremely beautiful woman ; in her character she was virtuous, charming who share of principle and prudence was greatly shown in her that her female ancestors.
He was considered extremely intelligent and charming with an excellent sense of humor.

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At Lee Simonson's house, I had dined with Edith Hamilton, the nonogenarian rationalist and the charming scholar who had a great popular success with The Greek Way.
On the whole his finest work is the collection of Romanzen vom Rosenkranz ( published posthumously in 1852 ); his short stories, and more especially the charming Geschichte vom braven Kasperl und dem schönen Annerl ( 1817 ), which has been translated into English, were very popular.
Despite his admittedly ugly appearance and young age, he is unusually charming, and is popular with women.
Cadboro Bay itself has a popular park with a sandy beach ( including concrete octopus and sea monster Cadborosaurus ), and a charming village shopping area.
During the 19th century it was a popular British tourist destination, known for its charming Ottoman mansions, citrus groves and cleanliness.
Westport is County Mayo's premier tourist destination, popular with holiday makers from all over the World and Ireland, it is considered one of the liveliest and most charming towns in the West of Ireland.
Because of her husky voice, she is often typecast as either young men and boys or tomboyish females ( a famous example of this being Sailor Uranus, a popular character from Sailor Moon known for being a charming tomboy in her civilian form ).
Dancing at small clubs around Paris, Louise Weber quickly became a popular personality, liked for both her dancing skills and her charming audacious behavior.
The Morning Advertiser thought that " There is an evident attempt to copy the creations of a foreign composer who is so popular at the present time, and who has written some charming music for the gods and goddesses en bouffes.
Wicks had a self-effacing but charming personality and became a popular guest on television and radio shows and had his own television show on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation in the 1970s.
Palmer Square neighborhood's vibrant character, bustling business corridors, and charming tree-lined streets make it a popular neighborhood for a diverse group of individuals and families.
Nonetheless, the charming waltz was to incorporate the more popular numbers from the operetta itself, with the melody Ja, so singt man comprising the entire infectious first waltz section.
He was very popular with the workforce at AFN, most people describing him as a kindly and charming man, and everyone admired his engineering qualities.
For some time the character was not very popular due to Molly's villainous behavior, but she eventually won a 2001 Daytime Emmy for Best Supporting Actress in addition to charming viewers during her romance with Jake McKinnon ( Tom Eplin ).
Previously a popular home for sea captains, the village is accessible only by boat, has no cars, and is known for its scenic harbour and charming wooden houses.
Series based on Aesop's fables became popular for pictorial tiles towards the end the 19th century, of which Minton Hollins produced a particularly charming example illustrating " The Fox and the Grapes ".
Despite her handicap which was the result of childhood polio, she went on to become one of the continents most popular singers on the strength of her charming, vivacious voice and her songwriting.
Today Sárospatak is a charming historical town and a popular tourist destination.
Fayence is a charming old Provençal village popular with tourists.
Among his colleagues at the Irish bar, Yelverton was a popular and charming companion: even John Philpot Curran, despite frequent courtroom clashes, seems to have liked Yelverton personally.
His vibrant colors and charming portrayals of young Norwegian girls in their national costume have always been very popular.

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