To b a c c o P e o p l e
Sarah Hazlegrove
To b a c c o P e o p l e
Sarah Hazlegrove
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For My Family
Invocation To Tobacco We e d o f t h e s t ra n g e f l o w e r, w e e d o f t h e e a r t h , Killer of dullness, parent of mirth, C o m e i n t h e s a d h o u r, c o m e i n t h e g a y, A p p e a r a t t h e n i g h t , o r i n t h e d a y, - S t i l l t h o u g h a r t w e l c o m e a s J u n e ’s b l o o m i n g r o s e , Joy of the palate, delight of the nose! We e d o f t h e g re e n f i e l d , w e e d o f t h e w i l d , Fo s t e r e d i n f r e e d o m , A m e r i c a ’s c h i l d , Come in Virginia,come in Havana; Friend of the universe, sweeter than manna,-Still though art welcome, rich fragrant and ripe, Pride of the tube-case, delight of the pipe! We e d o f t h e s av a g e , w e e d o f e a c h p o l e , C o m f o r t i n g , s o o t h i n g p h i l o s o p h y ’s s o u l , Come in the snuff-box , come in cigar, In Strasbourg and Kings ’, come from afar,-Still though art welcome, the purest, the best, J o y o f e a r t h ’s m i l l i o n s , f o r e v e r c a r e s s t ! -- Henr y James Mellen
U. S . A .
F OR K L A ND FA R MS
C u m b e r l a n d C o u n t y, V i r g i n i a
SMI T H FA R M
Farmville,Virginia
NA PIE R FA R M
Keysville, Virginia
BRO W N S ’ FA R M
W i n d s o r, C o n n e c t i c u t
THE AMISH
L a nc a s te r, Pe n n s y l va n i a
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
INDONESIA
JAVA
M A DUR A
L OM B OK
BALI
FL OR E S
S UL AW E SI
BRAZIL
Rio Grande Do Sul
Alagoas
Amazon River Basin, Acre
MAL AWI
Lilongwe
Kusungu
Kabwafu
Namitete
The ashes that are left behind May ser ve to put thee still in mind, That unto dust return thou must. Thus thinke, then drinke tobacco. -George Wither, 1620.
Sarah Hazlegrove