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No one who never heard this captivator of hearts can form the slightest conception of the penetrating effect of the closing sentences, though they were spoken only in the tone of conversation.

From Famous Americans of Recent Times by Parton, James

It was necessary to link you to us and we employed our foremost captivator, the dandy of two countries, the international Lothario, the Viscount-baron Gratian von Linden-hohen-Linden-cum de Terremonde.

From The Son of Clemenceau by Dumas fils, Alexandre

His errand was to produce a deadly quarrel between the captive soul and the wicked one, its captivator.

From The Parables of Our Lord by Arnot, William

The purpose of the poem seems to be to magnify the prowess of this once famous king as a captivator of the hearts and loving attentions of the fair sex.

From Unwritten Literature of Hawaii The Sacred Songs of the Hula by Emerson, Nathaniel Bright