1740 in poetry

—first stanza of James Thomson's "Rule, Britannia", written for the masque Alfred Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France).

1740 in poetry

—first stanza of James Thomson's "Rule, Britannia", written for the masque Alfred Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance, Irish or France).