On Tea
Edmund Waller
1606 to 1687
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Venus her myrtle, Phoebus has her bays;
Tea both excels, which she vouchsafes to praise.
The best of Queens, ______ best of herbs, we owe
To that bold nation, ______ the way did show
To the fair region where ______ sun doth rise,
Whose rich productions we so justly prize.
The Muse's friend, tea does our fancy aid,
Repress ______ vapors which the head invade,
And keep the palace ______ the soul serene,
Fit on her birthday to salute ______ Queen.