Quote#Wisdom
Musick has Charms to sooth a savage Breast
Quote byWilliam Congreve · 1670–1729
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: The Mourning Bride (1697), Act I, scene i; the first lines of this passage are often rendered in modern spelling as "Music has charms to soothe a savage breast", or misquoted as: "Music hath charms to soothe the savage beast"..
English (original)
Musick has Charms to sooth a savage Breast, To soften Rocks, or bend a knotted Oak.
— William Congreve
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