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"a trade to be larn't"

Started by olefido, October 18, 2012, 11:59:24 PM

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olefido

Can someone who is more familiar with "Paul Revere's Ride" tell me in what chapter this phrase is used. I am thinking it is sometime during the action at Menotomy. What I remember from reading is that a young man is extremely nervous during the fight and turns to his older, much calmer buddy who tells him that combat is "a trade to be larn't" in his Scottish brogue.
"That rifle on the wall of the labourer's cottage or working class flat is the symbol of democracy. It is our job to see that it stays there." -George Orwell

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"That rifle on the wall of the labourer's cottage or working class flat is the symbol of democracy. It is our job to see that it stays there." -George Orwell

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