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To paraphrase William Congreve's famous quote: 'Divorce in haste, repent at leisure.'
Home | Mail Online 2009
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Irish writers tended to be mordant (Jonathan Swift), witty (playwrights from William Congreve to Oscar Wilde) or darkly romantic (Yeats, who yearned in vain and in verse for the beautiful Maud Gonne).
Celebrating the Mordant, Witty and Darkly Romantic Julia M. Klein 2011
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The playwright William Congreve wrote in 1697 that "music hath charms to soothe a savage breast, to soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak."
Joseph Smigelski: Film Review: The Music Never Stopped Joseph Smigelski 2011
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William Congreve's comedy of manners has fallen in and out of fashion since it was first performed at Lincoln's Inn Fields in 1700.
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The playwright William Congreve wrote in 1697 that "music hath charms to soothe a savage breast, to soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak."
Joseph Smigelski: Film Review: The Music Never Stopped Joseph Smigelski 2011
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The dramatist William Congreve summed it up in a famous quotation: 'Music hath charms to soothe a savage breast, to soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak'.
On language and colic DC 2010
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The dramatist William Congreve summed it up in a famous quotation: 'Music hath charms to soothe a savage breast, to soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak'.
Archive 2010-01-01 DC 2010
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"Music hath charms," so English poet William Congreve said it in 1697, "to soothe the savage breast, to soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak."
Thomas Stern: A Kick in the Career: The Economic Downturn Holiday Songbook! 2009
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"Music hath charms," so English poet William Congreve said it in 1697, "to soothe the savage breast, to soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak."
Thomas Stern: A Kick in the Career: The Economic Downturn Holiday Songbook! 2009
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"Music hath charms," so English poet William Congreve said it in 1697, "to soothe the savage breast, to soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak."
Thomas Stern: A Kick in the Career: The Economic Downturn Holiday Songbook! 2009
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