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rule2 Rule, Britannia name given to the song from Alfred: A Masque(1740), attributed to the Scottish poet James Thomson (1700–48); the name comes from the concluding lines of the verse.
By the end of the 19th century, the singing of Rule Britannia was associated with a particularly assertive patriotism.
rule the roast be in charge, have full authority; the expression is found frequently from the mid 16th century on, but the precise origin is unclear. The (now more common) form rule the roost is recorded from the mid 18th century.
who won't be ruled by the rudder must be ruled by the rock proverbial saying, mid 17th century, meaning someone who will not behave reasonably must bear the consequences, as a ship which is not being steered on its course will run on to a rock.
By the end of the 19th century, the singing of Rule Britannia was associated with a particularly assertive patriotism.
rule the roast be in charge, have full authority; the expression is found frequently from the mid 16th century on, but the precise origin is unclear. The (now more common) form rule the roost is recorded from the mid 18th century.
who won't be ruled by the rudder must be ruled by the rock proverbial saying, mid 17th century, meaning someone who will not behave reasonably must bear the consequences, as a ship which is not being steered on its course will run on to a rock.
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