Answer:
The intended meaning of this hyperbole is that the speaker thinks that the colonists are being unfairly treated by the British government.
Explanation:
In the excerpt:
"And should we now when spread thro' ev'ry shore,
Submit to that our fathers shunn'd before?
Should we, just heaven, our blood and labour spent,
be slaves and minions to a parliament?
Perish the thought, nor may one wretch remain,
Who dares not fight and in our cause be slain"
the author shows his discomfort with the way the government controls the society and how little support did the colonist get.
