William Gladstone on Tea
September 9th, 2007
Mr Gladstone was one of the greatest Prime Ministers of the UK from the late 19th Century. Often being the inspiration for other greats like Winston Churchill. He was very fond of his tea and I recently stumbled across a poem he wrote during his PM years that goes:
Tea, The Cure – All
If you are cold, tea will warm you.
If you are too heated, tea will cool you.
If you are too depressed, tea will cheer you.
If you are too exhausted, tea will calm you!
I think he made a better politician than a poet but his sentiment about the great leaf is very true indeed.
William Gladstones autobiography can be obtained at Amazon.
One of the many fun and educational activities on the Tea in London tour is a visit to the National Portrait Gallery for a look at some of the famous faces in UK tea history – Gladstone being one of them.
The next tour is in March 2008 and we are registering now. http://www.TeaInLondon.com
Thanks,
Denise LeCroy
Tea in London
http://www.TeaInLondon.com
tea good for health, i live at indonesia who has produce best tea and axport tea but….. indonesian people more drink coffe than tea