Leigh Hunt, National Song in the Examiner, 1815.
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Hail England, dear England, true Queen of the West. With thy fair swelling bosom and ever-green vest. How nobly thou sittst in thine own steady light, on the left of thee Freedom, and Truth on the right. While the clouds at thy smile, break apart and turn bright! The Muses, full voiced, half encircle the seat, and Ocean comes kissing thy princely white feet. All hail! All hail! All hail to the beauty immortal and free. The only true goddess that rose from the sea.

— Leigh Hunt on England

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Hail England, dear England, true Queen of the West. With thy fair swelling bosom and ever-green vest. How nobly thou sittst in thine own steady light, on the left of thee Freedom, and Truth on the right. While the clouds at thy smile, break apart and turn bright! The Muses, full voiced, half encircle the seat, and Ocean comes kissing thy princely white feet. All hail! All hail! All hail to the beauty immortal and free. The only true goddess that rose from the sea." in the context of "Leigh Hunt, National Song in the Examiner, 1815." to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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About Leigh Hunt

James Henry Leigh Hunt (October 19, 1784 – August 28, 1859) was an English poet and essayist.