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"While Falstaff spends much of Henry IV, Part 1 calling for another cup of sack (a popular Spanish white wine in the period), never does he call for a cup of coffee. That's because alcohol was a daily component of early English diets, but caffeine was almost certainly not introduced to England until after Shakespeare's death in 1616".

Imagine Shakespeare having a coffee on a rooftop, gazing at this view. Would he compare Athens to a summer’s day?
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