Grizelda Elizabeth Cottnam Tonge, who wrote under the name Portia, (1803-1825) was a Nova Scotian poet who has been called the "highly-gifted songstress of Acadia." Tonge's poetic talent, combined with the tragic circumstances of her early death, built her reputation as a pioneer of Nova Scotian literature.
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