I know, I feel, that with the introduction of tobacco England woke up from a long sleep. Suddenly a new zest had been given to life. The glory of existence became a thing to speak of. Men who had hitherto only concerned themselves with the narrow things of home put a pipe into their mouths and became philosophers.
James M. Barrie (2013). “My Lady Nicotine - A Study in Smoke (Annotated Edition)”, p.51, Jazzybee Verlag