Of which famous vessel was Miles Standish the captain ?
The Courtship of Miles Standish "Courtship of Miles Standish" is written in dactylic hexameter, the same meter used in classical epic poetry such as Homer's "Iliad" and "Odyssey" and Vergil's "Aeneid". Longfellow used the same meter in his poem "Evangeline". He wrote this poem in the language of English. "The Courtship of Miles Standish" (1923 film) — includes this poem. The Courtship of Miles Standish The Courtship of Miles Standish is an 1858 narrative poem by American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow about the early days of Plymouth Colony, the colonial settlement established in America by the "Mayflower" Pilgrims. "The Courtship of Miles Standish" is set
Michael "Miles" Standish Standish got the nickname “Miles”, a humorous reference to Myles Standish, the Plymouth Colony captain. Standish credits the origin of the nickname to then American Numismatic Association President Florence M. Schook. In January 1987, Standish joined PCGS and was the first full-time coin grader in the company’s history. He became part owner in the company in 1995. In 2004 Standish received notoriety for the detection of an impostor coin. "Someone had taken a 1945 cent (which was made of copper alloy) and altered the '5' in the date to resemble a '3.' Expert authenticator Miles Standish...needed only seconds to spot