That's eloquent and evocative, and resonates just as well today, 200 years later. I was going to comment on how such a mundane observation from long ago makes f

That's eloquent and evocative, and resonates just as well today, 200 years later. I was going to comment on how such a mundane observation from long ago makes for an interesting read in and of itself, but it's clear from the content that this wasn't a condition oft-encountered by common folk; there was significant social stratification that made coffee (and coffeehouses) a pastime or performance-enhancing substance of the haute and petite bourgeoisie and not of everyday wage-earners, while the same is hardly true today. From nightshift millennials to busy gen-X professionals, from the purpose-oriented to the traditionalists, from the pines of the Nordics to the pampas of South America, the populace of lots of countries is quite caffeinated throughout.