Quotes by William Congreve

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Playwright, poet and colonial administrator · British · 1670–1729

British playwright, poet and colonial administrator (1670-1729)

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“Musick has Charms to sooth a savage Breast,To soften Rocks, or bend a knotted Oak.I've read, that things inanimate have mov'd,And, as with living Souls, have been inform'd,By Magick Numbers and per...”
— William Congreve

“Vile and ingrate! too late thou shalt repentThe base Injustice thou hast done my Love:Yes, thou shalt know, spite of thy past Distress,And all those Ills which thou so long hast mourn'd;Heav'n has ...”
— William Congreve

“For blessings ever wait on virtuous deeds,And though a late, a sure reward succeeds.”
— William Congreve