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Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned.

Where does this come from???
11:15 Wed 06th Jun 2007
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Quizmonster		Best Answer
It is based on William Congreve's lines...
"Heav'n has no rage like love to hatred turn'd
Nor hell a fury like a woman scorn'd." It's from his The Mourning Bride.
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It is based on William Congreve's lines...
"Heav'n has no rage like love to hatred turn'd
Nor hell a fury like a woman scorn'd." It's from his The Mourning Bride.
12:02 Wed 06th Jun 2007
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"Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned" means no one is angrier than a woman who has been rejected in love.

http://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/27/me ssages/785.html

13:40 Sat 04th Aug 2007

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