HISTOBICAL SONGS Many old English songs are popular with ub to-day on account of their melody ; while others, Buch as Anne fioleyn's * Oh, Death, Bock me to Sleep,' have profound interest because of their historic associations. We are fortunate in the possesion of two distinctly national airs, * God Save the King* and *Bule, Britannia/ There has been much dispute over the authorship of the first. A few years ago, when the Prince of Wales, as he then was, was entertained by the Merchant Tailors' Company, the Master took the opportunity of 'reminding Mb guests that, in that hall, two hundred and fifcy years before, ' God Save the King,' as written by Bin Jonson and composed by Dr. Bull had been sung.' It has, however, long since been definitely decided tbat both words and music of God Save the King' were written by Henay Carey, the composer of ' Sally in our Alley,' about the year 1736 to 1740. 'Bule, Britanaia/ was composed by Dr. Arne in 1740., to worrds which have been diff arenjiy ascribed fc*?> Mallet, Thornsen, and Lord Bolingbroke,
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Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, Issue 350, 22 January 1903, Page 7
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180Page 7 Advertisements Column 1 Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, Issue 350, 22 January 1903, Page 7
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