And as a sung-through, unmistakably Gallic fable of modest charm, it certainly had the virtue of novelty.

It is a silly little story, but one that generates its own modest charm, with a modicum of humor, as it moves along.

It was a low-key filibuster that was at odds with the modest charms of his songs.

Travel is often enlightening, but this journey yields only modest charm.

It offers a sweet confectionery nose, a tangy edge and modest charms.

At the heart of landscapes - deep poetic feeling, a worship of the master for beauty of the Russian nature exciting in the modest charm.

But the town has a modest charm, its main streets dotted with colorful small gardens and hanging baskets.

In Jabugo, a town with modest charm, there was no mistaking the main trade.

The unpretentious Cooke's In exudes a modest, homey charm.

But even second-generation copies have their modest charms, and "China Moon" is absorbing and twisty enough to keep an audience watching.