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On Tea by Edmund Waller (Tea was popularized in Britain by Charles II's Portuguese Queen Catherine of Braganza)
"The best of Queens, and best of herbs, we owe
To that bold nation, which the way did show
To the fair region where the sun doth rise,
Whose rich productions we do justly prize.
The Muse's friend, tea does our fancy aid,
Repress those vapors which the head invade,
And keep the palace of the soul serene,
Pit on her birthday salute the Queen."
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