Great Regulars: Tea was as important to the colonies

during that historical period as coffee is to contemporary America. The king thought the colonists would rather pay a tax than do without their tea. The king was wrong, as the following lines from the poem, "A Lady's Adieu to Her Tea-Table,"attest:

Farewell, the Tea-board with your gaudy attire,

from Linda Sue Grimes: Suite101.com: Good-Bye Darjeeling

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