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The Natural History of Pliny, Volume 3 (of 6)

Note 1520 — BOOK XIV. THE NATURAL HISTORY OF THE FRUIT TREES.

John Bostock translation

“Crapula” properly means head-ache, and what is not uncommonly known as “seediness.” Resined wine was thought to be productive of these effects, and hence obtained the name. This kind of wine was used itself, as we see above, in seasoning the other kinds. Fée remarks, that in reality resins have no such effect as imparting body to weak wines.

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