THE PINE APPLE. 145 



and spring months ; but appearance, in some cases, 

 is every thing they look well, the golden hue 

 of the Apple, mimic grandeur of the crown, and 

 the presence of such a rare fruit at an uncommon 

 season, accords well with the pomp and splendour 

 of a royal table. As to flavor, indeed, by the time 

 the desert appears on great occasions, the palate is 

 generally seasoned with wine, and a few drops of 

 alchohol are already transferred to the ventricles 

 of the brain ; when that is the case, every fruit has 

 just what flavor it ought to have ; for the fine 

 phrensy of a warmed imagination knows no degree 

 of merit but the superlative. 



