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Quotes from The Mourning Bride — William Congreve

1670–1729 England

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For blessings ever wait on virtuous deeds,
And though a late, a sure reward succeeds.

The Mourning Bride (1697)

Heav'n has no Rage, like Love to Hatred turn'd,
Nor Hell a Fury, like a Woman scorn'd.

The Mourning Bride (1697)

Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned,
Nor hell a fury like a woman scorned.

The Mourning Bride (1697)

Musick has Charms to sooth a savage Breast,
To soften Rocks, or bend a knotted Oak.

The Mourning Bride (1697)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: William Congreve (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.