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Music has charms to soothe a savage breast. — William Congreve

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Music has charms to soothe a savage breast.

William Congreve
1697
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1697
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William Congreve
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Congreve, William. The Mourning Bride. 1697, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, England, UK, act 1, sc. 1.

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