CONGREVE: _Mourning Bride,_ Act i., Sc. 1. - Music has charms to soothe the savage breast, To soften...

Music has charms to soothe the savage breast, To soften rocks, or bend the knotted oak; I've read that things inanimate have mov'd, And, as with living souls, have been inform'd, By magic numbers and persuasive sound.

CONGREVE: _Mourning Bride,_ Act i., Sc. 1.

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Music has charms to soothe the savage breast, To soften rocks, or bend the knotted oak; I've read that things inanimate have mov'd, And, as with living souls, have been inform'd, By magic numbers and persuasive sound.

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