Warner: American Revolution
James Thomson, “Rule Britannia!” (1740)
nWhen Britain first, at Heaven's command,
2 Arose from out the azure main;
3 This was the charter of the land,
4 And guardian angels sung this strain:
5 "Rule, Britannia, rule the waves;
6 Britons never will be slaves."
2 Arose from out the azure main;
3 This was the charter of the land,
4 And guardian angels sung this strain:
5 "Rule, Britannia, rule the waves;
6 Britons never will be slaves."
n7 The nations, not so blest as
thee,
8 Must, in their turns, to tyrants fall:
9 While thou shalt flourish great and free,
10 The dread and envy of them all. …Reader, 15
8 Must, in their turns, to tyrants fall:
9 While thou shalt flourish great and free,
10 The dread and envy of them all. …Reader, 15