THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
PAUL REVERE BIOGRAPHY FACTS QUOTES
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And lo! As he looks, on the belfry’s heightA glimmer, and then a gleam of light!
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The fate of the nation was riding that night;And the spark struck out by the steed, in his flight;
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Then he said “Good-night” and with muffled oarSilently rode to the Charlestown shore
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Listen my children and you shall hereOf the Midnight ride of Paul Revere
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Detailed explanation-1: -And yet, through the gloom and the light, The fate of a nation was riding that night; And the spark struck out by that steed, in his flight, Kindled the land into flame with its heat.
Detailed explanation-2: -Which line from the poem emphasizes the importance of Paul Revere’s mission? The fate of a nation was riding that night.
Detailed explanation-3: -The first poem, “Paul Revere’s Ride, ” became a national favourite. Written in anapestic tetrameter meant to suggest the galloping of a horse, this folk ballad recalls a hero of the American Revolution and his famous “midnight ride” to warn the Americans about the impending British raid on Concord, Massachusetts.
Detailed explanation-4: -"Paul Revere’s Ride” is an 1860 poem by American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow that commemorates the actions of American patriot Paul Revere on April 18, 1775, although with significant inaccuracies. It was first published in the January 1861 issue of The Atlantic Monthly.