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Is there no Latin word for Tea? Upon my soul, if I had known that I…

Quote byHilaire Belloc · 1870–1953

Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: "On Tea", On Nothing and Kindred Subjects (1908).

English (original)

Is there no Latin word for Tea? Upon my soul, if I had known that I would have left the vulgar stuff alone.

— Hilaire Belloc

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