And, indeed, when we consider how exceedingly refreshing at all times is
the flavour of fruit; how very natural, and, in a manner, born in him,
is man's inclination for it; how little it is calculated to pall upon
his senses; and how conducive, when not eaten to excess, it is to his
health, as well as to his pleasure; we must not be surprised that a
conviction of its excellence should have been one of those few subjects
on which men have never disagreed.
That some countries are more favoured in their fruit than others is a
fact so notorious that its notice is unnecessary; but we are not
therefore to suppose that their appetite for it is more keen than the
appetite of other nations for their fruit who live in less genial
climes. Indeed, if we were not led to believe that all nations are
inspired by an equal love for this production, it might occasionally be
suspected that some of those nations who are least skilful as
horticulturists evince a greater passion for their inferior growths than
more fortunate people for their choicer produce.
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