Britannia
an ancient name for the island of Great Britain. It is still a favorite with the poets, as in Thomson's "Britannia rules the waves."
Britannia needs no bulwarks,
No towers along the steep;
Her march is o'er the mountain waves,
Her home is on the deep.
--Campbell, Ye Mariners of England.
No towers along the steep;
Her march is o'er the mountain waves,
Her home is on the deep.
--Campbell, Ye Mariners of England.
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