A Poem upon Tea (1712) [ Practices ]
… fit alone the Nectar to enclose. Dissembled Groves and Nymphs by Tables plac'd Adorn the Sides, and tempt the Sight and Taste. Yet more the gay, the lovely Colour courts, The Flavour charms us, but the Taste transports. I drink, and lo the kindly Steams arise, Wine's Vapour flags, and soon subsides and dies. The friendly … Goddesses she bears. The Heav'nly Guests advance with eager haste; They gaze, they smell, they drink, and bless the Taste. Refresh'd and Charm'd, while thus employ'd, they sit, More bright their Looks, and more Divine their Wit At large …
Tea | Drinking | Beauty | Charm
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