E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
National Anthems.
Of AUSTRIA. Haydn’s Hymn to the Emperor.
1
BELGIAN. The Brabançonne.
2
DENMARK.Song of Danebrog [a flag with a white cross, which fell from heaven in the 13th century at the prayer of Waldemar II.].
3
ENGLAND.Rule Britannia, words by Thomson, music by Handel, and God Save the King. (See above.)
4
FRANCE. Ancient, the Chanson de Roland. Since the Revolution, the Marseillaise and the Chant du Départ.
5
GERMANY. Arndt’s Des Deutschen Vaterland: “Heil Dir im Siegeskranz.”
6
HUNGARY. The Rakoczy March.
7
ITALY.Daghela Avanti un Passo [i.e. Move a step onward], 1821. Garibaldi’s warlike Hymn, and Godfredo Mameli’s Italian Brethren, Italy has Awaked, composed by Mercantini.
8
RUSSIA.God Protect the Czar.
9
SCOTLAND. Several Jacobite songs, the most popular being The King shall Enjoy his own Again, When the King Comes o’er the Water, and Lilliburlero of 1688.
