Citation - Georgia Gazette (Johnston): 1769.03.01

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Index Entry Be taxt, or not be taxt, that is the question [fl] 
Location Savannah 
Citation
GG(J.769.007
1 Mar 1769:32 (283)
A PARODY ON SHAKESPEAR
Be taxt, or not be taxt, that is the question;
Whether 'tis nobler in our minds to suffer
The sleights and cunning of deceitful statesmen,
Or to petition against illegal taxes,
And by opposing end them. --
To live, to act, no more, and fall asleep,
To say we end Assemblies, and the thousand
Liberties that Englishmen are heirs to,
'Tis a determination directly to be crush'd; 
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Generic Title Georgia Gazette (Johnston) 
Date 1769.03.01 
Publisher Johnston, James 
City, State Savannah, GA 
Year 1769 
Bibliography B0017320
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