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.'


Alfred: a Masque (1740) act 2

James Thomson Quotes

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:...

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:...

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:...

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:...