Music hath charms to soothe a savage breast

Music hath charms to soothe a savage breast
   is the correct quotation from the Congreve play The Mourning Bride. It is not "the savage breast" or "a savage beast" or any of the other variants sometimes attributed to it.

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  • music has charms to soothe the savage breast — Meaning Origin William Congreve. 1670 1729. The Mourning Bride. Act i. Sc. 1. Music hath charms to soothe the savage breast, To soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak …   Meaning and origin of phrases

  • Music hath charms to soothe a savage breast —  is the correct quotation from the Congreve play The Mourning Bride. Not the savage breast or a savage beast …   Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

  • Soothe — (s[=oo][th]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Soothed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Soothing}.] [Originally, to assent to as true; OE. so[eth]ien to verify, AS. ges[=o][eth]ian to prove the truth of, to bear witness. See {Sooth}, a.] 1. To assent to as true. [Obs.]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Soothed — Soothe Soothe (s[=oo][th]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Soothed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Soothing}.] [Originally, to assent to as true; OE. so[eth]ien to verify, AS. ges[=o][eth]ian to prove the truth of, to bear witness. See {Sooth}, a.] 1. To assent to as… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Soothing — Soothe Soothe (s[=oo][th]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Soothed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Soothing}.] [Originally, to assent to as true; OE. so[eth]ien to verify, AS. ges[=o][eth]ian to prove the truth of, to bear witness. See {Sooth}, a.] 1. To assent to as… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sooth´er — soothe «sooth», verb, soothed, sooth|ing. –v.t. 1. to quiet; calm; comfort: »The mother soothed the crying child. Music hath charms to soothe a savage breast (William Congreve) …   Useful english dictionary

  • William Congreve — For other uses, see William Congreve (disambiguation). William Congreve William Congreve in 1709 by Godfrey Kneller. Born 24 January 1670(1670 01 24) …   Wikipedia

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