A Poem upon Tea (1712) [ Practices ]
… 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 Spirits brighten mine again, Repel the … fond of its Disease! The purest Air gross Mortals ne'er befriends, And Heav'n itself cannot be Heav'n to Fiends. Thus kindly Tea perhaps insipid seems To Sense debauch'd by Wine's seducing Steams; But sure, where-e'er these lov'd Abuses … the Beauteous and the Wise. Think of the Rose, that inoffensive Sweet, Of fragrant Gums, the Brain's luxurious Treat; Or kinder Odours which in verdant Fields, When newly cropt, the grassy Harvest yields. Think ev'ry grateful Smell diffus'd …
Tea | Drinking | Beauty | Charm
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