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The Republic of Pirates_ Being the True an - Colin Woodard
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In a few weeks, Maynard would be a household name from New England to London, Port Royal, and beyond. In Boston, thirteen-year-old Benjamin Franklin, then a printer’s apprentice, wrote and published a “sailor’s song” about Maynard’s accomplishment, which he sold on the street. The text has been lost, save for one stanza ending with the lines
It’s better to swim in the sea below Than to swing in the air and feed the crow, Says jolly Ned Teach of Bristol