Familiar Quotations / A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to / Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature

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WILLIAM CONGREVE.  1670-1729.

Music hath charms to soothe the savage breast,

To soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak.

The Mourning Bride. Act i. Sc. 1.

By magic numbers and persuasive sound.

The Mourning Bride. Act i. Sc. 1.

Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned,

Nor hell a fury like a woman scorned.[294:2]

The Mourning Bride. Act iii. Sc. 8.

For blessings ever wait on virtuous deeds,