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"But mostly he watched with eager search / The belfry tower of the Old North Church, / As it rose above the graves on the hill, / Lonely and spectral and somber and still." Which historical figure is this passage about? A. Sybil Ludington B. Sequoyah C. Benjamin Franklin D. Paul Revere

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The historical figure being referred to in this passage would be "Paul Revere," since this poem is meant to chronicle Paul Revere's famous ride to warn of the British approach. 
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