Yet now he was thinking of the two in connection, and not without amusement. What would they be like together? How would Vere's divine innocence receive the amiable seductions of the Marchesino? Artois, in fancy, could see his friend Doro for once completely disarmed by a child. Vere's innocence did not spring from folly, but was backed up by excellent brains. It was that fact which made it so beautiful. The innocence and the brains together might well read Doro a pretty little lesson. And Vere after the lesson--would she be changed?英文原著 · 《A Spirit in Prison》
Objects, formerly the most miserable and wretched, whom I had seen for years as beggars in the streets;-young women,--perhaps the unhappy victims of seduction, who, having lost their reputation, and being turned adrift in the world, without a friend and without a home, were reduced to the necessity of begging, to sustain a miserable existence, now recognized me as their benefactor; and, with tears dropping fast from their cheeks, continued their work in the most expressive silence.英文原著 · 《ESSAYS-1》
Newhaven, still saying nothing, turned his back on her, and made as if he would walk into the house and leave her there, ignored, discarded, done with. She, realizing the crisis which had come, forgetting everything except the imminent danger of losing him once for all, without time for long explanation or any round- about seductions, ran forward, laying her hand on his arm and blurting out:英文原著 · 《Frivolous Cupid》
Here let me quote from a report made to me by the head of our Rescue Homes as to the actual life of these unfortunates. The following hundred cases are taken as they come from our Rescue Register. The statements are those of the girls themselves. They are certainly frank, and it will be noticed that only two out of the hundred allege that they took to the life out of poverty: --
CAUSE OF FALL. Drink .. 14 Seduction .. 33 Wilful choice .. 24 Bad company ..英文原著 · 《In Darkest England and The Way Out》
"Good and evil touch each other; the woes of the young Werther and Weisslingen's seduction, are almost the same story; no matter, we must not judge between what is good and what is evil in others; for that is what God will do. I have just been spending much time over this thought, and have become convinced that in no circumstances ought we to allow ourselves to seek for the devil in others, and that we have no right to judge; the only creature over wham we have received the power to judge and condemn is ourself, and that gives us enough constant care, business, and trouble.英文原著 · 《Karl Ludwig Sand》
We were in darkness; the noise of the fight no longer reached us. Before any one could surprise us here we had ample time to escape. Everything was in my favour. Edmee was now at the mercy of my caprice. When she saw that the seductions of her beauty could no longer rouse me to ecstasy, she ceased to implore, and drew backward a few steps.英文原著 · 《Mauprat》
Well, Brad is giving us seduction like his name sake and Angelina is giving us nothing like her name sake.美剧 · 《2 Broke Girls》
When you ask a person to invest his money with you, that's a seduction.美剧 · 《Billions》
Does the definition of suffering encompass the seduction of my client four days ago?美剧 · 《Desperate Housewives》
And when the seduction is successful, those who succumbed ask themselves... was I seduced... or was this what I wanted all along?美剧 · 《Desperate Housewives》