Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
COUPLETS
Noun
couplets
plural of couplet
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COUPLET
Coup"let (-lt), n. Etym: [F. couplet, dim. of couple. See Couple, n. ]
Definition: Two taken together; a pair or couple; especially two lines of verse that rhyme with each other. A sudden couplet rushes on your mind. Crabbe.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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