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What was the name of the 1858 poem featuring Myles Standish as the lead character?

The Courtship of Miles Standish
The Song of Hiawatha
The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere
The Pilgrim's Progress

Answer

The Courtship of Miles Standish is an 1858 poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, which features Myles Standish as the lead character. The poem is a highly fictionalized account that presents him as a timid romantic and played a role in cementing the Pilgrim story in American culture.