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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 inform'd, by magic numbers and persuasive sound.

William Congreve

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William Congreve
Age: 58 †
Born: 1670
Born: January 24
Died: 1729
Died: January 19
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Breasts
Charms
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Souls
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Music
Moved
Oaks
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Rocks
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Numbers
Savages
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Sound
Breast
Inanimate

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