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The pine strawberries make an agreeable 

 dessert wine, equally rich as mountain ; but 

 possessing greater fragrance and acidity : the 

 latter quality is generally too predominant in 

 our English made-wines, which proceeds more 

 from the want of attention in the making of 

 wines, than from the quality of the fruits. 



In the monastery of Bathalla, in Por- 

 tugal, is the tomb of Don John, son of King 

 John the First, of Portugal ; which is orna- 

 mented by the representation of strawberries, 

 this prince having chosen them for his crest, 

 to show his devotion to St. John the Baptist, 

 who lived on fruits. 



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