Coffee has been a popular drink in many years. Looking back on history, are coffee lovers in very good company. The following are examples of famous historical personalities who enjoy drinking coffee and helped introduce this drink among fellow citizens and observers. Who knows? Maybe coffee contributed to the inspiration that gave way to so many wonderful works of art, poetry, literature and music of Enlightenment!
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750). Famous 18th century composer, harpsichordist, violist and violinist. Famous for ecclesiastical and secular works for choir, orchestra and solo renditions. Bach liked coffee so much that he immortalized it in his "Coffee Cantata" by writing for this musical piece "How sweet coffee tastes! Fairer than a thousand kisses, sweeter than Muscatel wine!" and he also wrote "Without my morning coffee, I & # 39; m like a dried up piece of roast goat."
Alexander Pope (1688-1744). 18th Century Enska poet, satirist, who said of coffee, "Coffee, which makes the politician wise, and see through all things with half-closed eyes."
François-Marie Arouet, better known as pen name Voltaire (1694-1778). Writer and philosopher famous for his wit. Built a reputation as a coffee lover of allegedly drinking 40 cups of coffee a day mixed with chocolate. Voltaire said about coffee, "Nothing would be more tiresome than eating and drinking if God had not made them a pleasure as well as a necessity."
Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790). One of the founders of the United States. A leading author, printer, satirist, political theorist, politician, scientist, inventor and statesman. Benjamin Franklin had high standards of his coffee, "If this is coffee, please bring me tea ,. But if this is tea, please bring me some coffee" Another quote from Benjamin Franklin: "Among the many luxuries table … coffee can be considered one of the most valuable it excites cheerfulness without intoxication, and pleasing flow of spirits that occasion .. .. never followed sadness, languor or weakness. "
Jean Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778). philosopher, writer and composer of the 18th century Enlightenment age. Rousseau said about coffee, "Ah, a perfume that I relish ,. When they roast coffee near my house, I hasten to open the door to all fragrance"
Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826). 3. The President of the United States. Principal author of the Declaration of Independence. Thomas Jefferson believed coffee "the favorite drink by the civilized world." Jefferson enjoy coffee houses Williamsburg and Paris. He served coffee often the President & # 39; s house, Poplar Forest, and Monticello.
John Paul Jones (1747-1792). He was the first well-known United States naval fighter in the American Revolutionary War. He was a frequent patron of Procope, opened in 1686th This is one of the oldest cafes and restaurants in Paris still operational. Procope was a meeting place for intellectuals, writers, poets, artists, revolutionaries and other "enlightened" personalities. Procope serve coffee, somewhat exotic drink at the time. John Paul Jones was known for saying, "I have not yet begun to fight!" After such an exclamation, he would often drink coffee with joy.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832). German writer and polymath. Goethe was a man known for his expertise in a significant number of different sectors. Goethe was a personal friend Fried Lieb Ferdinand Runge was able to isolate a relatively pure caffeine from coffee beans in 1820. Goethe was interested in decaffeinated coffee to reduce insomnia symptoms. Goethe, who was eager coffee drinker, once said, "Enjoy when you can, and endure when you must."
Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821). clever soldier, tactician, a great administrator, Emperor of France, said the coffee, "I would rather suffer with coffee but be mad."
George Gordon Byron, also known as Lord Byron (1788-1824). British poet and a leading figure in Romanticism that said the coffee, "Tis pity wine should be so deleterious, for tea and coffee leave us much more serious."
Benjamin Moseley (1789-1819). Enska physician said about coffee, " Use of coffee will likely become widespread – – as in other countries, it can spread itself among many people, and make considerable material in the daily subsistence . "
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