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The Tempest
, 1.2.334, "Water with berries in't"
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The Tempest
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Act 1, Scene 2, line 334.
The Tempest
was first performed in 1611, and coffee beans were probably introduced into England by 1583, so Shakespeare might have known of the new beverage that could have been described as "water with berries in't."