The nations not so blest as thee,
Shall in their turns to tyrants fall;
While thou shalt flourish great and free,
The dread and envy of them all. *
Shall in their turns to tyrants fall;
While thou shalt flourish great and free,
The dread and envy of them all. *
Today, King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia began a two-day state visit to Britain.
Craig Murray comments.(Thanks for the Times cartoon.)
*The poem "Rule Britannia" by James Thomson (1700-48) was put to music by Thomas Augustine Arne (around 1740) and is sung as an unofficial national anthem.
