charm
“her chattering tongue,”
THE TAMING OF THE SHREW, iv. 2.
58
;
“charm thy riotous tongue,”
2 HENRY VI., iv. 1. 64
;
“charm your tongue,”
3 HENRY VI., v. 5. 31
; OTHELLO, v. 2. 186;
“charm my tongue,”
OTHELLO, v. 2. 187.
In this expression, as Malone observes, charm means“compel to be silent, as if by the
power of enchantment.”
A General Glossary to Shakespeare's Works. Alexander Dyce. Boston. Dana Estes and Company. 1904.
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