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it will make him "Shake in his Shoes when he sees them
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"and split his Breeches."
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Okay. The eternal joke of people splitting their pants.
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That dates back to 1774 and practically earlier.
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I would assume it goes earlier than that, the eternal joke.
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So Lord North will shake in his shoes;
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it will make him split his breeches.
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Resolve number four:
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"That any Act or Acts of Parliament
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"which prevent the Colonies
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from triumphing over the Liberties,
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sporting with the goods