As of old, it struck her like a weird fantasy-this Indian enchantment-poignant, passionate, holding more of anguish than of ecstasy, yet deeply magnetic, deeply alluring, as a magic potion which, once tasted, must enchain the senses for ever.
"The Lamp in the Desert"
Ethel M. Dell
He was not, in reality, greatly interested in the answer to his question, but the important thing always with Lucy was first to enchain her attention.
"The Golden Scarecrow"
Hugh Walpole
She had accepted the position at first with an easy grace; she knew her Gaston, and knew that he must not be handled with too tight a curb; moreover, her secret status pleased her, whilst he remained avowedly faithful to her she liked to see him court and smile, a preux chevalier with the ladies; she relished the thought of being the jailer to that gaily-plumaged bird, whom bright eyes and smiling lips tried to entice and enchain.
"Petticoat Rule"
Emmuska Orczy, Baroness Orczy