Britannia

Examples

• The Britannia Bridge was commenced in May, 1846, and the first of the main tubes was completed in June, 1849. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
• Whereupon Gurt, in a raucous voice, struck up, Rule, Britannia, much to the amusement of Justinian. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• He desired them to play Rule, Britannia! Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• Leinster proposed giving me _Rule Britannia_ on my arrival, and promised everything I could wish. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• It might have been Rule Britannia,' muttered Eugene, 'but it wasn't. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• The total length of the structure from end to end is 2,240 feet,--very nearly half a mile, and 300 feet longer than the entire stretch of the Britannia Bridge. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
• If you do, I will sing 'Rule Britannia,' said Maurice, laughing. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• Britannia metal, every spoon. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• But they're Britannia metal. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• The height of the central pier of the Britannia Bridge, from the foundation to the top, is 230 feet; and the height of the roadway above high water mark is 104 feet. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
• The Britannia Bridge, across the Menai Straits, was a triumphant response to the call for a new kind of suspended roadway adapted to the requirements of railways. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
• In constructing the Britannia Bridge, Mr. Stephenson took advantage of a rock midway from shore to shore, whereon to erect the central pier. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.

Typist: Tyler