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When Britain first, at Heaven's command,
Arose from out the azure main,
This was the charter of her land,
And guardian angels sung the strain:
Rule, Britannia! Britannia rules the ...
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James Thomson (1700-1748), British poet, and David Mallet (1705?-1765). Alfred, A Masque: Rule Brittania (l. 1-6). . .
Oxford Book of War Poetry, ...
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The savage soul of game is up at once
The pack full-opening various, the shrill horn
Resounded from the hills, the neighing steed
Wild for the chase, and the loud hunter's shout...
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James Thomson (1700-1748), Scottish poet. Autumn (l. 71-75). . .
Fellow Mortals; an Anthology of Animal Verse. Roy Fuller, comp. (1981) MacDonald ...
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