A Poem upon Tea (1712) [ Practices ]
… alone can equal Thoughts infuse: Be thou my Theme, my Nectar, and my Muse. I saw the Gods and Goddesses above, Profusely feasting with Imperial Jove. The Banquet done, swift round the Nectar flew, All Heav'n was warm'd, and Bacchus boistrous grew. Fair Hebe then the grateful Tea prepares, Which to the feasting Goddesses she bears. The Heav'nly Guests advance with eager haste; They gaze, they smell, they drink, and bless …
Tea | Drinking | Beauty | Charm
Anthology