| Index Entry | Dance, metaphor of war, in spurious speech |
| Location | Boston |
| Citation | BEP(P.782.049 29 Jun 1782:13 (1/37) [In a spurious speech by Dr. Witherspoon to Congress, on the surrender of Cornwallis, the following reference in the 3rd column:] What do we call our soup megre soldiers: Are our own cowards? Are they not disciplined after so many years dancing a jigg to the fife and drum? Will they not look an enemy in the face when their religion, their liberty is at stake; . . . |
| Generic Title | Boston Evening Post (Powars) |
| Date | 1782.06.29 |
| Publisher | Powars, Edward E. |
| City, State | Boston, MA |
| Year | 1782 |
| Bibliography | B0003897 |