With her much fair speech she caused him to yield, with the flattering of her lips she forced him.
Smooth and flattering speech carries a spell-like power that takes hold of the hearer and bends the will toward yielding. Its influence does not work by force but by charm, casting a kind of enchantment that overcomes resistance. That same power is at work when flattering words infatuate and deceive a young woman. Once captivated, she is drawn to follow the man who flatters her from place to place.
Smooth and flattering speech carries a spell-like power that takes hold of the hearer and bends the will toward yielding. Its influence does not work by force but by charm, casting a kind of enchantment that overcomes resistance. That same power is at work when flattering words infatuate and deceive a young woman. Once captivated, she is drawn to follow the man who flatters her from place to place.