Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 
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1/9/2022
One if by Land, Two if by Sea, and Three if by the Capitol Steps
by Elise Lemire
On the first anniversary of the Capitol attack, and the 162nd of Longfellow's poetic canonization of the Boston patriot, Paul Revere's ride remains a contested and protean symbol for a nation in crisis.
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