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