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Alfred (opera)
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Alfred (1740) is a masque written by David Mallet and James Thomson. The masque is about Alfred the Great, and was first performed at Cliveden, country home of Frederick, Prince of Wales, on 1 August 1740, to commemorate the accession of George I and the birthday of the Princess Augusta. It was the vehicle for the British patriotic song "Rule, Britannia!".
Quotes
Who has not known ill fortune, never knewHimself, or his own virtue.
Act I, Scene I.
What proves the hero truly great,Is never, never to despair.
Act I, Scene III.
Rule Britannia, rule the waves:Britons never will be slaves.
Act II, Scene X.
External links
Full text on GoogleBooks, as published in the 1759 edition of the collected works of David Mallet.
Category:Plays