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By James Thomson
This is the first appearance in print of the first form of ‘Rule Britannia,’ according to Southey ‘the political hymn of Britain as long as she maintains her political power. ’ The Prince of Wales commissioned the masque. Thomson adapted the lyrics from two of his earlier patriotic poems,…
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