A Poem upon Tea (1712) [ Practices ]
… 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, … flung. For, ev'n above, the Sex will, right or wrong, Enjoy their dear Prerogative of Tongue. The drunken God, long courted, tastes at length: Then swears the Liquor's damn'd for want of Strength. How low, cry'd he, in quaffing are we …
Tea | Drinking | Beauty | Charm
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