King Pausole dispensed justice from under a cherry tree, for, he was wont to say, that tree gives just as much shade as any other, and has the advantage over the traditional oak that in the summer it bears delightful fruit.

— Pierre Louÿs Les Aventures du roi Pausole ("The Adventures of King Pausole") (1900)

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