What does this phrase actually mean? Where is it from?
I hear it a lot in songs and on TV shows etc....
"One if by land, two if by sea"
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ElwoodBlues · M
It describes the signaling that patriots in Boston used to forward the news of British soldiers arriving in April 1775.
some details here: https://www.oldnorth.com/our-history/
That wording was used in a famous poem called Paul Revere’s Ride.
https://poets.org/poem/paul-reveres-ride
some details here: https://www.oldnorth.com/our-history/
That wording was used in a famous poem called Paul Revere’s Ride.
https://poets.org/poem/paul-reveres-ride