| William Congreve - 1912 - 482 lehte
...Aim. Music has 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 informed, By magic numbers and persuasive sound. What then am I? Am I more senseless grown Than trees... | |
| Robert Édouard Moritz - 1914 - 436 lehte
...to golden numbers, golden numbers. DECKER, THOMAS. Patient Grissctt, Act 1, scene 1. 2143. I've read that things inanimate have moved, And, as with living souls, have been inform'd, By magic numbers and persuasive sound. CONGREVE, RICHARD. The Morning Bride, Act 1, scene 1 . 2144. .... | |
| KATE LOUISE ROBERTS - 1922 - 1422 lehte
...has charms to soothe a savage breast, To soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak. I've read that thinps 1'inyenter. Today if death did not exist, it would be necessary to inv magic numbers and persuasive sound. CONQREVE — The Mourning Bride. Act I. Sc. 1. (See also BHAMSTON)... | |
| Edwin Markham - 1927 - 386 lehte
...cBride>> 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 informed, By magic numbers and persuasive sound. 1189 JOSEPH ADDISON ENGLAND, 1672-1719 ADDISON'S poetry... | |
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