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From: New Straits Times
Date: 20000717
Author:Errol Oh

Errol Oh
New Straits Times
07-17-2000
Lullaby and good night ...
Byline: Errol Oh
Edition: Life and Times; 2*
Section: Just Kidding

THE CHANCES are you have heard the saying about how music can soothe the savage beast. It's from a play by the 17th Century English playwright, William Congreve. But here's something you might not know - it's in fact a common misquotation. The actual line is:

Music hath charms to soothe the savage breast,
To soften rocks, or bend a knotted oak.

Regardless whether people say "savage breast" or "savage beast", it's easy to agree that music is powerful. Even without ...

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