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 COPYRIGHT 1882, BY DODD, MEAD & CO.
 
 me GcoF^Ge rrje Vtylf^D sehlr OUT A 
 ^ In SeversJreen ^uno^eo ARD Seve^rV 
 
 ^i^ee pcNce oisl evei=\Y POUI^D OF TCA 
 
 V6F(Y /V\ODeR/\T TAX SHOULD Be 
 TH lOFAI^T AAACF^ICAR CoLOhlY. 
 
 I HOUGH 
 FOF\ H CDAS >\ 
 
 Pf^OTESTD,Tl7e 
 OISCIPL6 OF 
 
 AN!D oecLAi^eD THAT TAXATIOH 
 
 \A/AS GOOD FOF^ A^ MA^TIOlvl 
 
 neeoeo SOA^VC Lessorsls in suajUGATior?. 
 I7o TA,X on SHUFF! Aislo no TA^X ON TCA^! 
 
 Such A STAT6 OF THINGS COULD NO LONGei^ Be! 
 
 ^fMD T^ose w^o iNDULGeo n? suc^ Luxuries, A^UST, 
 
 SAID THE LO>AL AA^ONAF^CH, GON\G DOWIsl WITH THG DUST.
 
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 T\yE WOPD WEIslT FOF^T^.AfslD Itvl BOSTOhJ TOWP 
 
 IT SWEPT LIKE A ^U^ICAPE FIERCELY DOWI?; 
 
 AND MEI7 AND WOMER WERE GF?EATLY STIRF?EO 
 
 V \ V. v 
 
 BY TtpIS IMPOSITION OF GEORGE THJE THIRD. 
 
 TROUBLE WAS Bf^EWIHG. T^EIR^ TETE -A-TETE 
 LOVER AND SWEETHEAR/T ABBF?EVIATEj
 
 WAS hURFYIRG
 
 WAS
 
 
 ND OA/yiNOUS AAUTTEF^INGS IN Tt^E AIF^, 
 T^E BELLS WEF^E F^UHG If? TI^E OLD SOUTfl STEEPLE 
 TO TlpE GF^EAT ALAF^V^ OF T^E IslEF^VOUS PEOPLE,
 
 IQ 
 
 A/v\eermG WAS 
 
 WA,S R6Ap,THAT hAD 
 
 ALL 
 
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 PCRTURBAIOhJ.
 
 I] 
 
 InviTATio^s weF^e POSTED UP 
 
 FOF^ Ti^e coNsionees TO TAKC A CUP 
 OF T^e veF^Y BGST TEA, 
 
 OOLOHG, OF^ Bo^eA N , 
 AT Hicr hloor^ unoef\ THS LIBGRTY 
 
 i7D T^E NloTice seneAT)? m evei^v WOF^D, 
 
 WAS A SOF^T OFA^eiS/ACG TO GeOF^GC THG 
 
 SAID (W7AT AR IHSULT TO TM CF\OWlsi!) 
 S^OW M TtyC MAP THAT DAF\e TAKE THIS 
 ND LIBERTY WSF^S AT STAKG ! 
 
 BUT THE cor4siGNiees F^eFUseo TO TAKE 
 
 EIF^ CUP OF TCA^ On THE TEF^S SUGGESTED, 
 
 OF^DO AS THE COUNCIL OF WAF^ REQUESTED, 
 'TWAS TI^E ORLY TOPIC OF
 
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 WAS T^OUG^T OF BUT T^IS TAXATION, 
 AND TK)E EASIEST A^ETtpOD OF LIQUIDATION 
 
 T-A-X 
 
 TwAS EI7OUG^ TO VEX 
 TtpE SOULS OF T^E /S/\EO OF BOSTON* TOWQ, 
 
 TO I^EAD TtjlS UNDEF^T^E SEAl^OF TKjE CPOWR 
 
 I <& 
 
 1 TAX- ON- 
 
 TEA- 
 
 AJ&W: 
 
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 TfpEY WEf^e. LOYAL SUBJECTS OF GEORGE T^E TKpIR 
 SO ThpEY BELIEVED AND SO T^EY AVEF?F?ED, 
 
 BUT TfpIS BF?ISTLING, OFFENSIVE PLACARD SET 
 
 ON T^E WALLS, WAS WORSE Tt^AH A BAYONET,
 
 IT AIMED AT A PRINCIPLE DEAP^EF^ T^AI? LIFEj 
 T^EE PENCE A POUND ON TEA 
 NOT AAUCtp OF A TAX COULD BE? 
 BUT IT PROVED TtyE BEGII7OinG OF MIGfpTY STFMFE. 
 
 TACKS!! 
 
 HD LOVERS OF FF^EEDOM V WITh) DIGNITY^Bf^OKE 
 AWAY FFK)/V\^ThE WEIGHT OF KII7G GEORGE'S YOKE. 
 
 A BUNDER OF TACKS 
 UPON T^EIF? BACKS 
 
 T^EY A^IG^T ^AVE BOF^NE IQ At? EASY WAY, 
 BUT T^E IF^Or? HAD Ef?TEF^ED THEIF^ SOULS^AND TtpEY 
 
 DECLARED IN A STATE OF Gf^EAT FEF^\Els(TATION 
 'TWAS AWAHTOHLY CF^UEL, UNJUST TAXATIOH-
 
 (D 
 
 HAT WAS TO BE DOPE! TI^EP^E WEF^E TKjOSE IPDEED, 
 E BOUlv/D TO hAVE THE PE F^RICIOUS WE ED 
 
 fi 
 
 ^ 
 
 \HEUAAAT1C OLD CHAPS, 
 V VA/HO WOULD SIP BETWEEQ r?APS;
 
 ND MAIDEDS, 
 
 AGFEE 
 
 F^ 
 
 TO GIVE UP 
 
 AFTEF?NOOf7 TEA;
 
 16 
 
 r?D LIKEWISE TIpE GOSSIPY DAA/\ES WlpO WEF^E WILLIQG 
 FOR TIpE SAKE OF SUCty COA/\FOF^T TO SPEND T^EIF^LAST SIplLLIPG. 
 
 Mr?o so 'TWAS DECIDED TO LAY AN EMBARGO 
 
 ON VESSELS THAT BROUGHT OVER TEA AS ThEIF^ 
 FOF^IF ONCE T*?EY WEF^E LANDED, T*j>E I? TROUBLE WOULD FOLLOW, 
 AND NEITHER TpE TAX NOR^TI^E TEA WOULD TJpEY SWALLOW !
 
 Th ARTFUL DISGUISE, 
 AI7D GROTESQUe DECOf^ATIOr?,
 
 JLflKE SONS OF T*pE FORREST, 
 
 A POOR IA^! r PA v T l ION.,
 
 
 ~^ 
 
 o N A N i G ^r I.N o E c E M v a E 
 
 DEED ThE WOF?LD WOULD
 
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 21 
 
 \Jn BOAF^D OF T^E VESSELS AWAITING DEMUF^AGE, 
 
 Ano no OPE COULD QUESTION T^EIF^SHAF^E OF'^DUTCJ? COURAGE? 
 
 Soon OTHERS JOIF7ED 117 WITI? AN IHTEF^EST HEARTY 
 inCF^EASIHG THE SIZE OF T^E FAV\OUS TEA PARITY, 
 
 DECLAF^IPG WITH WAI^-WHOOPS OF SAVAGE DELIGHT, 
 BoSTOn hARBOF? SHALL FURQISt^ T^E TEA-POT TO-QIGHT."
 
 22 
 
 IhEY BOARDED THE S^IPS 
 
 THAT WERE TfpEN IN TIpElF^ SLIPS, 
 
 IN 
 
 OIGNANT'bY SEIZING ThpE BOXES OF TEA,
 
 J1ND 
 
 A/\ANY A ChEST 
 
 OF THE Ch)INA/V\AN'S BEST 
 
 
 
 OL 
 
 IPPED QUICKLY OVERBOARD INTO ThE SEA
 
 24 
 
 I 
 
 .F Any ATTEMPTED TO CAF^Y OFF BOOTY, 
 WhjlCH 1}E A\!GrpT SECURE WITHOUT PAYMEHT OF'DUTY, 
 
 ERDEAVOF^S /V\OST CERTAINLY FAILED 
 A SUMMARY DOCKET^ 
 TI^AT CUT OFF Tl^E POCKT, 
 
 T^E TEA,AISJD T^E COAT WAS CURTAILED
 
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 ING W 
 
 EORGE THE 
 
 
 TC 
 
 WhO N^ADE TIpE DEC 
 
 TORELIEVEThE EAST INDIA CoA/\PANY, 
 
 WOULD hAVE SWORTJ RIGh'P R^OYALLY, I OPINE, 
 COULD IpE IpAVE BEJpELO Tip AT FLEET 117 LIRE, 
 THAT ttEVER^AD GIVEN A COUNTERSIGN! 
 
 >R FIVE .I^UNDR^ED BOXES OF TEA 
 SAILING SO JAUNTILY OUT TO SEA. 
 
 REE
 
 HE WORD THE COLOfsllSTS SEQT, WAS
 
 T T^pE MEF^CY OF APY
 
 28 
 
 
 
 TIpERE TELEGF^APhS TO CONVEY 
 
 PEOPLE'S A/MESSAGE wiTh LESS DELAYJ
 
 
 TEDIOUSLY SLOW 
 TIpE SI?IPS A/\UST GO 
 ON THE hO/VyEWA^D TRACK, 
 ONLY TAKING BACK 
 
 AA^EF^ICA'S ENVOY, wipo ON LANDING, 
 
 PF^ESENTED JplA/\SELF AT T^)E PALACE GATE
 
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 AQ AUDlEfslCE TI^EF^E ADD 
 TtpE FIF^ST OF ENJGLISt? GEPTLEMEQ, 
 WlpO TMOUG^T 1?E'D A I^IG^T A TAX TO I/S^POSE, 
 ON ALL 7IS SUBJECTS W^ENJEVEF^ P^E C^OSE
 
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 Ti?E CLERK IN A UOUO VOICE READ A/BOUT 
 
 A ~. /
 
 >E BOSTOO TEA-PAF^TYj-FOF^ T^EN Th>E KlNG 
 
 PERCEIVED ipE HADN'T DONE JUST TF>E 
 
 TO PLEASE TIpE 
 
 COLONY, 
 
 HE INJURED PARTY WhO WENT OUT TO TEA, 
 
 
 
 IN SEVENTEEN HUNDRED AND SEVENTY
 
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