Revere, Paul

1. A hero of the Revolutionary War . On the night before the Battle of Lexington and Concord in 1775, Revere, a silversmith by trade, rode across the Massachusetts countryside warning the other colonists that British troops were moving toward them to seize military supplies and arrest revolutionaries. Revere got his information about the British through signal lights placed in a church tower by a friend ( see One if by land, and two if by sea ). Those whom he warned were ready to fight the British the next day.

Notes

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow told the story of the “midnight ride,” though not with complete accuracy, in his poem “ Paul Revere's Ride .”

Example Sentences

Taking their inspiration from Paul Revere, they are calling their tour Operation Midnight Ride.

From The Daily Beast

From Sarah Palin's take on Paul Revere to Jerry Sandusky's awkward interview, 2011 was a year to remember.

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As for her Paul Revere history gaffe this week: "In a shout out gotcha type of question…I answered candidly."

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Instead, I saw Beck comparing himself to Paul Revere and predicting the end of the world.

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He likened himself to Paul Revere, delivering a warning to America.

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Finally we were off, and certainly this midnight ride compares favorably with Paul Revere's famous ride.

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Along the highways of the interior he sped, a second Paul Revere, rousing the sleeping insects, of which there were many.

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Paul Revere saw the lights, and he forthwith mounted his horse and started to carry the warning to every village in Middlesex.

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Mr. Paul Revere used to say a horse well looked after always finished earlier in the day, said he to himself with a smile.

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Paul Revere was the confidential post rider of Massachusetts.

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