Tea
By FRANCIS SALTUS SALTUS
From what enchanted Eden came thy leaves
That hide such subtle spirits of perfume?
Did eyes preadamite first see the bloom,
Luscious nepenthe of the soul that grieves?
By thee the tired and torpid mind conceives
Fairer than roses brightening life's gloom,
Thy protean charm can every form assume
And turn December nights to April eves.
Thy amber-tinted drops bring back to me
Fantastic shapes of great Mongolian towers,
Emblazoned banners, and the booming gong;
I hear the sound of feast and revelry,
And smell, far sweeter than the sweetest flowers,
The kiosks of Pekin, fragrant of Oolong!
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Bohea . . . Happy Establishment So called after two ranges of hills, Fu-Kien or Fo-Kien Congou . . . Labor Named so at Amoy from the labor in preparing it. Sou chong . . . Small Kind ... dr Johnson's Affinity
DR. SAMUEL JOHNSON drew his own portrait thus: A hardened and shameless tea-drinker, who for twenty years diluted his meals with the infusion of this fascinating plant; whose kettle had scarcely time to cool; ... fate
Matrons who toss the cup, and see The grounds of Fate in grounds of tea. --Churchill. TEA MAKING AND TAKING IN JAPAN AND CHINA The queen of teas in Japan is a fine straw-colored beverage, delicate and ... O Tea!
In the drama of the past Thou art featured in the cast; (O Tea!) And thou hast played thy part With never a change of heart, (O Tea!) For 'mid all the ding and ... on Our English Poetry And This Poem Upon Tea
See Spanish Curderon in Strength outdone: And see the Prize of Wit from Tasso won: See Corneil's Skill and Decency Refin'd; See Rapin's Art, and Molier's Fire Outshin'd; See Dryden's Lamp to our adm... On Tea
The following short poem by Edmund Waller is believed to be the first one written in praise of the cup that does not inebriate: Venus her myrtle, Phoebus has her bays; Tea both excels, which she v... Tea
By FRANCIS SALTUS SALTUS From what enchanted Eden came thy leaves That hide such subtle spirits of perfume? Did eyes preadamite first see the bloom, Luscious nepenthe of the soul that grie... Tea Terms
JAPANESE Ori-mono-ch? . . . Folded Tea Giy-?ku-ro-ch? . . . Dew Drop Tea Usu-ch? . . . Light Tea Koi-ch? . . . Dark Tea T?-bi-dashi-ch? . . . Sifted Tea Ban-ch? . . . Common ... the Introduction
Fame Sound thy Trump, all Ranks of Mortals Call, To share a Prize that will enrich 'em All. You that with Sacred Oracles converse, And clearly wou'd Mysterious Truths rehearse; On soaring Wings of C... the Tea-table
Tho' all unknown to Greek and Roman song, The paler hyson and the dark souchong, Tho' black nor green the warbled praises share Of knightly troubadour or gay trouv?re, Yet deem not thou, an alien qu... the Tea-table
Hail, Queen of Plants, Pride of Elysian Bow'rs! How shall we speak thy complicated Pow'rs? Thou Won'drous Panacea to asswage The Calentures of Youths' fermenting rage, And Animate the freezing Veins... to The Author On His Poem Upon Tea
Let Rustick Satyr, now no more Abuse, In rude Unskilful Strains, thy Tuneful Muse; No more let Envy lash thy true-bred Steed, Nor cross thy easy, just, and prudent Speed: Who dext'rously doth bear o... a Cup Of Tea
From St. Nicholas, December, 1899. Now Grietje from her window sees the leafless poplars lean Against a windy sunset sky with streaks of golden green; The still canal is touched with light from that wild, wintry sky, And,... australian Tea
In the interior of Australia all the men drink tea. They drink it all day long, and in quantities and at a strength that would seem to be poisonous. On Sunday morning the tea-maker starts with a clean pot and a clean record. The pot is hung over the... dr Johnson Again
The good doctor evidently lived up to his reputation as a tea-drinker at all times and places. Cumberland, the dramatist, in his memoirs gives a story illustrative of the doctor's tea-drinking powers: I remember when Sir Joshua Reynolds, at my home... earliest Mention Of Tea
According to a magazinist, the first mention of tea by an Englishman is to be found in a letter from Mr. Wickham, an agent of the East India Company, written from Japan, on the 27th of June, 1615, to Mr. Eaton, another officer of the company, a res... five-o'clock Tea
There is a fallacy among certain tea-fanciers that the origin of five-o'clock tea was due to hygienic demand. These students of the stomach contend that as a tonic and gentle stimulant, when not taken with meat, it is not to be equalled. With meat o... ladies Literature And Tea
In spite of the fact that coffee is just as important a beverage as tea, tea has been sipped more in literature. Tea is certainly as much of a social drink as coffee, and more of a domestic, for the reason that the teacup hours are the family hou... Little Cups Of Chinese And Japanese Tea
Although the legend credits the pious East Indian with the discovery of tea, there is no evidence extant that India is really the birthplace of the plant. Since India has no record of date, or facts, on stone or tablet, or ever handed down a sing... Some English Tea History
Tea was brought into Europe by the DUTCH EAST INDIA COMPANY, in 1610. It was at least forty, and perhaps forty-seven, years later that England woke up to the fascinations of the new drink. Dr. Johnson puts it at even a later date, for he claims tha... sydney Smith
One evening when Sidney Smith was drinking tea with Mrs. Austin the servant entered the crowded room with a boiling tea-kettle in his hand. It seemed doubtful, nay, impossible, he should make his way among the numerous gossips--but on the first app... tea In Ladies' Novels
What would women novelists do without tea in their books? The novelists of the rougher sex write of over the coffee and cigars; or, around the gay and festive board; or, over a bottle of old port; or, another bottle of dry and sparkling champagne w... tea Leaves
BY JOHN ERNEST MCCANN According to Henry Thomas Buckle, the author of The History of Civilization in England, who was the master of eighteen languages, and had a library of 22,000 volumes, with an income of $75,000 a year, at the age of twenty-ni... tea-drinking In Other Lands
While tea-drinking outside of Japan and China is not attended with any high-days and holidays, still there are countries where it is just as important element of the daily life of its people as it is in the Land of the Rising Sun. Among the Burme... The Origin Of Tea
Darma, third son of Koyuwo, King of India, a religions high priest from Siaka (the author of that Eastern paganism about a thousand years before the Christian era), coming to China, to teach the way of happiness, lived a most austere life, passing h...