William Congreve

1670 - 1729 *

English dramatist and writer of poetry in the Restoration period

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Music hath charms to soothe the savage breast,
To soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak. -- The Mourning Bride. Act i. Sc. 1.

William Congreve

By magic numbers and persuasive sound. -- The Mourning Bride. Act i. Sc. 1.

William Congreve

Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned,
Nor hell a fury like a woman scorned. -- The Mourning Bride. Act iii. Sc. 8.

William Congreve

For blessings ever wait on virtuous deeds,
And though a late, a sure reward succeeds. -- The Mourning Bride. Act v. Sc. 12.

William Congreve

If there's delight in love, 't is when I see
That heart which others bleed for, bleed for me. -- The Way of the World, Act iii. Sc. 12.

William Congreve

Ferdinand Mendez Pinto was but a type of thee, thou liar of the first magnitude. -- Love for Love. Act ii. Sc. 5.

William Congreve

I came up stairs into the world, for I was born in a cellar. -- Love for Love. Act ii. Sc. 7.

William Congreve

Hannibal was a very pretty fellow in those days. -- The Old Bachelor. Act ii. Sc. 2.

William Congreve

Thus grief still treads upon the heels of pleasure;
Married in haste, we may repent at leisure. -- The Old Bachelor. Act v. Sc. 1.

William Congreve

Defer not till to-morrow to be wise,
To-morrow's sun to thee may never rise. -- Letter to Cobham.

William Congreve

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