In the late 1800s, the system of sharecropping in the South failed to <u>stimulate and grow the Southern economy.</u>
The Meiji Era changed Japanese society by restoring practical imperial rule, and doing away with the past state of rulers who had "looked inward" instead of focussing on the empire.
Ok so I don't know if this is what you are looking for but here we go.
So in stanza 6 the clock 12, in stanza 7 the clock strikes one, and in stanza 8 it strikes two.
In stanza 1 he is telling a story to children. In stanza 4 it states that Revere's friend climbed the tower. In stanza 5 the signal/light shines, and he jumps into action. In stanza 7 and 8 there are birds chirping, the sight of moonlight a breeze.
Is that enough?
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It is either noblemen or priests