[BigEdLB]

I heard Longfellow was Revere’s grandson, hence Paul was featured in the poem.

[wildbill]

Nah, use Occam’s Razor. The reason Longfellow used Revere instead of Dawes or Prescott is that you can’t find any words to rhyme with Dawes or Prescott.

The country—and Longfellow—wasn’t ready for free verse yet.