"Then for the sake of Freedom’s name, (Since British wisdom scorns repealing) Come sacrifice to Patriot fame, And give up tea by way of healing."
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Poets from the United StatesWomen authors from the United StatesQuakersWomen born before the 19th century
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Hannah Griffitts
1727 – 1817
Hannah Griffitts (1727–1817) was an 18th-century American poet and Quaker who championed the resistance of American colonists to Britain during the run-up to the American Revolution.
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