Among the numerous luxuries of the table...coffee may be considered as…

Benjamin Franklin
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Among the numerous luxuries of the table...coffee may be considered as one of the most valuable. It excites cheerfulness without intoxication; and the pleasing flow of spirits which it occasions...is never followed by sadness, languor or debility.
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