...k, she broke it in twain, adding, I fear the power of England no more than a broken straw. The relief from the hated navigation acts seemed certain. Now we can build ships, it was urged, and like New England trade to any part of the world. The stout-hearted woman would not suffer a throb of fear in her bosom. In the greatest perils to which her husband was exposed, she confidently exclaimed, We shall ...