Citation - New York Gazette & Weekly Post Boy: 1770.12.17

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17 Dec 1770:32 (1459)
Some say the war is all a hum,
To make our enemy look glum,
And give some folks at least, a plumb.
Another, for I heard it spoke,
Swears, and he meant it as a joke,
That all our threats will end in smoke.
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