▁time , ▁Joseph ▁Green . ▁At ▁state ▁fun er als , ▁he ▁was ▁often ▁a ▁picked ▁to ▁give ▁the ▁ser mon . ▁ ▁He ▁published ▁a ▁book ▁of ▁verse , ▁Po ems ▁on ▁Vari ous ▁Occ as ions ▁in ▁ 1 7 4 4 ▁( see ▁ 1 7 4 4 ▁in ▁poetry ). ▁In ▁ 1 7 7 3 , ▁he ▁was ▁chosen ▁to ▁be ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁em inent ▁Boston ▁literary ▁intellect uals ▁to ▁examine ▁Phill is ▁Whe at ley ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁determine ▁if ▁the ▁black ▁woman ▁was ▁actually ▁the ▁author ▁of ▁a ▁proposed ▁book ▁of ▁po ems . ▁( He ▁and ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁panel ▁determined ▁that ▁she ▁was .) ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁out break ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Revolution , ▁By les ▁was ▁out sp oken ▁in ▁his ▁advoc acy ▁of ▁the ▁royal ▁cause , ▁and ▁after ▁the ▁British ▁ev acu ation ▁of ▁Boston ▁his ▁connection ▁with ▁his ▁church ▁was ▁dissol ved . ▁ ▁By les ▁remained ▁in ▁Boston , ▁however , ▁and ▁subsequently ▁( 1 7 7 7 ) ▁was ▁arrested , ▁tried ▁and ▁sent enced ▁to ▁deport ation . ▁This ▁sentence ▁was ▁later ▁changed ▁to ▁imprison ment ▁in ▁his ▁own ▁house . ▁( He ▁called ▁the ▁sent ry ▁station ed ▁outside ▁the ▁house ▁his ▁" Ob serve - a - T ory ". ) ▁He ▁was ▁soon ▁released , ▁but ▁never ▁res umed ▁his ▁past or ate . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁known ▁for ▁saying ▁" Wh ich ▁is ▁better ▁- ▁to ▁be ▁ruled ▁by ▁one ▁t