A Poem upon Tea (1712) [ Practices ]
… ev'ry grateful Smell diffus'd in one, And in Imperial Tea find all their Charms out-done. Tea, Heav'ns Delight, and Nature's truest Wealth, That pleasing Physic, and sure Pledge of Health: The Statesman's Councellor, the Virgin's Love, … World infest. See how the Blood fermenting in the Veins, In various Shapes inflicts a thousand Pains. Dire Symptoms, Nature's Frowns, by flow Degrees, Here indicate an obstinate Disease : There languid Motion, with a livid Face, The … Again the Blood its sprightly Course maintains, And florid Youth distends the turgid Veins. Thus from Scorbutic Venom Nature's freed, Distaste must cease, and Appetite succeed. With Ease the gentle Diuretic saves, And clears, and fills the …
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