Music hath charms to soothe a savage breast, To soften rocks, or bend
a knotted oak. I've read that things inanimate have moved, And as with
living souls have been inform'd By magic numbers and persuasive sound.
-- William Congreve (1670-1729)
-- The Mourning Bride, Act i, Sc. 1
a knotted oak. I've read that things inanimate have moved, And as with
living souls have been inform'd By magic numbers and persuasive sound.
-- William Congreve (1670-1729)
-- The Mourning Bride, Act i, Sc. 1
Related:
- By magic numbers and persuasive sound.
-- William Congreve (1670-1729)
-
The Mourning Bride, Act i, Sc.... - For blessings ever wait on virtuous deeds,
And though a late,
a sure reward succeeds. -- William Congreve (1670... - Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned,
Nor hell a fury like a woman scorned.
William Congreve (1670-1729) -- The Mourning Bride... - Truth hath a quiet breast.
-- William Shakespeare (1564-1616),
King Richard II -- Act i, Sc.... - I thought thy bride-bed to have deck'd, sweet maid,
And not have strew'd thy grave. -- William Shakespeare... - I have had my labour for my travail.
-- William Shakespeare (1564-1616),
Troilus and Cressida -- Act i, Sc.... - The man that hath no music in himself,
Nor is not moved with concord of sweet sounds,
Is fit for treasons, stratagems, and spoils; The motions... - Except I be by Sylvia in the night,
There is no music in the nightingale.
William Shakespeare (1564-1616), The Two Gentlemen... - I have gained my experience.
-- William Shakespeare (1564-1616),
As You Like It -- Act iv, Sc....
