 WHEN Britain first, at heaven's command, Arose from out the azure main, This was the charter of the land, And guardian angels sung this strain : ' Rule, Britannia, rule the waves ; Britons never will be slaves.  Best Things from Best Authors... - Pagina 941905Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Robert Taylor - 1996 - 728 pagina’s
...British air is but a version of the song of the Egyptian Miriam, and the Cyprian Venus. For, ' Whnn Britain first, at heaven's command, Arose from out the azure main, This was the charter — the charter of the land ; And guardian angels Rung this strain : Rule, Britaunia I Britaunia rule... | |
 | C. C. Barfoot - 1997 - 612 pagina’s
...took place in 1763. famous statement comes from a patriotic masque entitled Alfred published in 1740: When Britain first, at Heaven's command. Arose from out the azure main Blest isle! with matchless beauty crowned, And manly hearts to guard the fair. "Rule, Britannia, rule... | |
 | Richard Webster - 1998 - 372 pagina’s
...attention. In Alfred: A Masque, James Thomson (1700-1748) managed to combine guardian angels and patriotism: When Britain first, at Heaven's command, Arose from out the azure main, This was the charter of the land, And guardian angels sung this strain: "Rule, Britannia, rule the waves; Britons never will... | |
 | Connie Robertson - 1998 - 686 pagina’s
...a horse he can ride, Give a man a boat he can sail. THOMSON lames 1700 -1748 11723 Alfred: a Masque olute truth. 7418 BigSurand the Oranges ofHieronymus Bosch Sex is the land, And guardian angels sung this strain: 'Rule, Britannia, rule the waves; Britons never will... | |
 | David Armitage - 2000 - 264 pagina’s
...commercial world were, perhaps, somewhat exaggerated. CHAPTER 7 Empire and ideology in the Walpolean era When Britain first, at heaven's command, Arose from out the azure main, This was the charter of the land, And guardian angels sung this strain 'Rule, Britannia, rule the waves; Britons never will... | |
 | Suvir Kaul - 2000 - 358 pagina’s
...for this vision of a powerful Britain, an island raised from the ocean in order to rule its surface: When Britain first, at Heaven's command. Arose from out the azure main, This was the charter of the land, And guardian angels sung this strain — "Rule, Britannia, rule the waves; Britons never... | |
 | Edward Royle - 2000 - 228 pagina’s
...set to music by Thomas Arne in 1740 in what was to become one of the most popular of patriotic songs: When Britain, first at Heaven's command, Arose from out the azure main, This was the charter, the charter of the land, And guardian angels sung this strain, Rule Britannia! Britannia rule the waves,... | |
 | David Foxton - 2000 - 164 pagina’s
...around, the Singer standing on a platform carrying a large Union Jack. He or she sings . . . Singer: When Britain first at Heaven's command. Arose from out the azure main. Arose from out, arose from out the azure main. This was the charter, the charter of the land. And guardian... | |
 | William E. Phipps - 2001 - 306 pagina’s
...1797 to commemorate Britain's naval victories, many preachers probably quoted Thomson's popular poem: When Britain first, at Heaven's command, Arose from out the azure main, This was the charter of the land, And guardian angels sung this strain: Rule, Britannia, rule the waves; Britons never will... | |
 | Jeffrey Richards - 2001 - 548 pagina’s
...imperial invocation. The original text is reproduced here, as is the speech following it in the masque: When Britain first at heaven's command, Arose from out the azure main; This was the charter of the land, And guardian Angels sung this strain: 'Rule, Britannia, rule the waves; Britons never will... | |
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