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Wednesday, February 23, 2005

Quotes for music lovers

I just found this out today, yes it is a literary misadventure, I just love misadventure.
"Music hath charms to soothe the savage breast, to soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak." by William Congreve (no, not Shakespeare) from the Mourning Bride 3.8. It is savage breast and not beast. And as I can imagine most folks of the male persuasion enjoy the imagery of the savage breast, I'm quite sure it is intended to mean the savage or wild heart. In other words the restless, tormented and unruly soul. Savage=not domesticated:wild, not civilized, ferocious, primitive. Breast=definition#3 the seat of affection and emotion. You do the grammar. Peace to you, the mean one commands it.

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