To views far distant and to scenes more bright,

Along the vale of Time extend thy sight,

Where hours and days and years from yon dim pole,

Wave following wave in long succession roll,

There see, in pomp for ages without end,

The glories of the Western World ascend.

See, this blest land in orient morn appears,

Waked from the slumber of six thousand years,

While clouds of darkness veil'd each cheering ray;

To savage beasts and savage men, a prey.

Fair Freedom now her ensigns bright displays,

And peace and plenty bless the golden days.

In radiant state th' imperial realm shall rise,

Her splendor circling to the boundless skies;

Of every Fair she boasts the assembled charms,

The Queen of empires and the nurse of arms.

What does the phrase "Queen of empires and the nurse of arms" signify?

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Isabela Bowen

13 September, 09:26

To views far distant and to scenes more bright,

Along the vale of Time extend thy sight,

Where hours and days and years from yon dim pole,

Wave following wave in long succession roll,

There see, in pomp for ages without end,

The glories of the Western World ascend.

See, this blest land in orient morn appears,

Waked from the slumber of six thousand years,

While clouds of darkness veil'd each cheering ray;

To savage beasts and savage men, a prey.

Fair Freedom now her ensigns bright displays,

And peace and plenty bless the golden days.

In radiant state th' imperial realm shall rise,

Her splendor circling to the boundless skies;

Of every Fair she boasts the assembled charms,

The Queen of empires and the nurse of arms.

What does the phrase "Queen of empires and the nurse of arms" signify?

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Warren Walsh · Answer 1

This phrase is from the poem "The Future Glory" by John Trumbull. He was a renowned American poet who lived from 1750 to 1831.

This phrase is the last line in one of the stanzas in his poems. The poet starts the stanza with praises for the proverbial Queen. He describes her splendour and her radiance. This phrase for the Queen suggests that the Queen is the ruler of all the empires but when she sees her own men who were fighting for her glory and rule injured, she becomes a nurse to them and brings them back to health.