 | Philip Hugh Dalbiac - 1897 - 526 páginas
...Murder's out of tune, And sweet revenge grows harsh." SHAKESPEARE. Othello (Othello), Act V., Sc. II. " Music hath charms to soothe a savage breast, To soften...knotted oak. I've read that things inanimate have moved, And, as with living souls, have been inform 'd By magic numbers and persuasive sound." CONGREVE.... | |
 | 1897 - 308 páginas
...imitated humanity so abominably. — Shakspere. Hamlet (Hamlet), Act HI., Sc. II. Music hath charmes to soothe a savage breast, To soften rocks, or bend...knotted oak. I've read that things inanimate have moved, And, as with living souls, have been inform'd By magic numbers and persuasive sound. — Congreve.... | |
 | Horace - 1898 - 538 páginas
...\ sistat. 7. temere: blindly, in mad rout; 2. 11. 14. 8. Orphea : a symbol of the charms of music ' to soothe a savage breast, | To soften rocks or bend a knotted oak.' Cf. Simon. fr. 40; Aeschyl. Ag. 1629; Eurip. Bacchae, 562; Iph. Aul. 1211, etc. ; Anth. Pal. 7. 8;... | |
 | Horace - 1898 - 538 páginas
...\ sistat. 1. temere: blindlg, in mad rout; 2. 11. 14. 8. Orphea : a symbol of the charms of music ' to soothe a savage breast, | To soften rocks or bend a knotted oak.' Cf. Simon. fr. 40 ; Aeschyl. Ag. 1629 ; Eurip. Bacchae, 562 ; Iph. Aul. 1211, etc.; Anth. Pal. 7. 8;... | |
 | William John Clarke Miller - 1899 - 248 páginas
...is said to be the most frequently cited in our language, though usually in an incorrect form : — " Music hath charms to soothe a savage breast, To soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak." It was fitting that these oft-cited lines in praise of music should have been written by a native of... | |
 | 1900 - 660 páginas
...evervbodAT's mouth, he stands tf » v second only to Shakespeare: witness the worldknown lines " Music has charms to soothe a savage breast, to soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak, &c." (The Ifotimiiig Ihide), and scores of others. One severe critic sums Congreve up as the wittiest... | |
 | Harry Thurston Peck - 1901 - 444 páginas
...LEONORA waiting in mourning. After the music, ALMERIA rises from her chair and comes forward. ALHEKIA. 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... | |
 | Edward Fry Bartholomew - 1902 - 296 páginas
...— the soul of music. It is this that makes it such a mighty power in the world. As Congreve sings: "Music hath charms to soothe a savage breast, To soften...knotted oak; I've read that things inanimate have moved THE POWER OF MUSIC. 21 And, as with living souls, have been informed, By magic numbers and persuasive... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1902 - 860 páginas
...poetical scenes and admirable passages, nobly worded. The opening lines have often been quoted : Music has charms to soothe a savage breast, To soften rocks,...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... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1902 - 864 páginas
...oetical scenes and admirable passages, nobly orded. The opening lines have often been uoted : Music has o O I 've read that things inanimate have moved, And, as with living souls, have been informed By magic... | |
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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. 
