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BNL.766.034
22 May 1766:21,22 (3268 Extraordinary)
Boston, May 22. [Long article on activities celebrating
repeal of Stamp Act. Relevant passages]
Bells in the town were set a ringing, . . .
appointed Monday last for a day of general rejoicings on
that happy occasion. The morning was ushered in with
musick, ringing of bells, and the discharge of cannon. . .
The following lines were on the four sides . . .
O thou whom next to Heav'n we most revere,
Fair Liberty! thou lovely Goddess hear!
Have we not woo'd thee, won thee, held thee long,
Lain in thy lap and melted on thy tongue:
. . . [36 lines]
[Pageants and fireworks described in detail]
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