History & Politics
To the Boston Women
From Poems of American History (1908)
History & Politics
O Boston wives and maids, draw near and see
Our delicate Souchong and Hyson tea,
Buy it, my charming girls, fair, black, or brown,
If not, we'll cut your throats, and burn your town.
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Anonymous (American Ballads and Songs). “To the Boston Women.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-american-ballads/26/.
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Anonymous (American Ballads and Songs). “To the Boston Women.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/anonymous-american-ballads/26/.
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