LOL. I wanted to give multiple answers to the poll! Like music will sooth just about anybody or anything (if it's soothing music)and I probably should be washing dishes!
I'm quite certain no power on this earth has sufficient charms to soothe the savage screaming baby :-)
...But that proverb comes from the myth of Orpheus - the music of his lyre calmed Cerberus and allowed him to enter the Underworld in search of Euridice.
Wow, haven't heard it that context before usually people just say Music hath charms to sooth the savage beast the actual quote being Music hath charms to soothe a savage breast, To soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak." William Congreve The Mourning Bride (You suppose he pinched it for his play? although the meaning is a little different) Cool, I love all this is bringing out. Lovely friendly discussion.
*I'm quite certain no power on this earth has sufficient charms to soothe the savage screaming baby :-) Well Yayas, Nanas and Grandmas armed with rocking chairs maybe.*g*
Going to seek out The Myth of Orpheus, pretty sure I have it somewhere in my mythology collection. Made me long to read some again.
"Orpheus and Eurydice" Does this quote appear in any of the stories you've read? I am really curious to find this out now. Can you point me in the right direction? The books I have are all mostly narrative so any thing with dialog would be cool. Find out if the actual quote predates 1697.
See, now I'm bothered about exactly what would cause a breast to get all wound up and savage - and how would you know if a breast was that grumpy? ::worries::
I may need to go lie down for a short nap now. *g*
I am just quite horrified that beast is winning. I mean I never told anyone they couldn't Google or whatever. Maybe the next poll will be an information scavage hunt thing. Become a walking encyclopedia of useless information like aeri! Unfortunately I don't have the confidence to back it up, I must look it up to be sure.
"Music has charms to soothe a savage breast" is a quote from "The Mourning Bride" (1697) act 1, scene one by William Congreve (1670-1729) and has been MUCH misquoted over the centuries. *g*
( and although the poll is closed, you can add my "thing" to the count. Heh heh!
Oh yes. and *Um I lied, the other is actually in the other post on the same subject. Also usually slightly misquoted... "Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned, Nor hell a fury like a woman scorned."
![[identity profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/openid.png){kind=small}
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
chiming
no subject
Date: 2008-07-31 04:22 am (UTC)From:no subject
Date: 2008-07-31 04:24 am (UTC)From:no subject
Date: 2008-07-31 06:35 am (UTC)From:no subject
Date: 2008-07-31 06:44 am (UTC)From:no subject
Date: 2008-07-31 07:30 am (UTC)From:no subject
Date: 2008-07-31 07:33 am (UTC)From:no subject
Date: 2008-07-31 06:50 am (UTC)From:...But that proverb comes from the myth of Orpheus - the music of his lyre calmed Cerberus and allowed him to enter the Underworld in search of Euridice.
no subject
Date: 2008-07-31 07:08 am (UTC)From:William Congreve The Mourning Bride (You suppose he pinched it for his play? although the meaning is a little different)
Cool, I love all this is bringing out. Lovely friendly discussion.
*I'm quite certain no power on this earth has sufficient charms to soothe the savage screaming baby :-)
Well Yayas, Nanas and Grandmas armed with rocking chairs maybe.*g*
Going to seek out The Myth of Orpheus, pretty sure I have it somewhere in my mythology collection. Made me long to read some again.
no subject
Date: 2008-08-02 09:08 pm (UTC)From:no subject
Date: 2008-08-02 09:18 pm (UTC)From:Does this quote appear in any of the stories you've read? I am really curious to find this out now. Can you point me in the right direction? The books I have are all mostly narrative so any thing with dialog would be cool. Find out if the actual quote predates 1697.
no subject
Date: 2008-07-31 01:46 pm (UTC)From:See, now I'm bothered about exactly what would cause a breast to get all wound up and savage - and how would you know if a breast was that grumpy? ::worries::
I may need to go lie down for a short nap now. *g*
no subject
Date: 2008-07-31 05:07 pm (UTC)From:Become a walking encyclopedia of useless information like aeri! Unfortunately I don't have the confidence to back it up, I must look it up to be sure.
no subject
Date: 2008-09-05 07:43 pm (UTC)From:"Music has charms to soothe a savage breast" is a quote from "The Mourning Bride" (1697) act 1, scene one by William Congreve (1670-1729) and has been MUCH misquoted over the centuries. *g*
( and although the poll is closed, you can add my "thing" to the count. Heh heh!
no subject
Date: 2008-09-06 03:38 am (UTC)From:no subject
Date: 2008-09-06 03:41 am (UTC)From:Interesting stuff. *g*
no subject
Date: 2008-09-06 03:44 am (UTC)From:*Um I lied, the other is actually in the other post on the same subject.
Also usually slightly misquoted...
"Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned,
Nor hell a fury like a woman scorned."
no subject
Date: 2008-09-06 03:46 am (UTC)From:He got THAT right! *g*
no subject
Date: 2008-09-06 05:07 pm (UTC)From: