"Wine makes the mute chat, makes the eyes of the blind roll, makes the irascible cheerful, makes the paralyzed run and escape, consoles the disheartened, revives the spirit of those who seemed already prey to death, keeps the complexion and blood good, helps the sick, gives good eloquence to lawyers and makes the cowardly bold, gives vigor to the slow and lazy and sharpens the wit. (from "Le Martyre de saint Baccus" of 1311)"
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