| 1. | With humble blandishment to stroke his beard. - from The Iliad of Homer by Homer |
| 2. | He tried every persuasion and blandishment in his power, but she still remained obstinate. - from Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome by E.M. Berens |
| 3. | Lest arts and blandishments successless prove. - from The Iliad of Homer by Homer |