The sentiments of 19th century brutalists which we are mending in the 21st century.
E.g.
I am monarch of all I survey
My right there is none to dispute
From the centre
All round to the sea
I am lord of the fowl and the brute.
Walter would be grateful for author, date and rest of poem....thinks it is related to loneliness and isolation.
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I looked up the poem on Google and found the description below on Wikipedia. I'm not sure how accurate the information is. The poem is by William Cowper.
Alexander Selkirk, born Alexander Selcraig (1676 – 13 December 1721), was a Scottish sailor who spent four years as a castaway when he was marooned on an uninhabited island. It is probable that his travails provided the inspiration for Daniel Defoe's novel Robinson Crusoe. He was immortalised by the poet William Cowper in his poem The Solitude Of Alexander Selkirk, which gave rise to the common phrase, monarch of all I survey, as in:
I am monarch of all I survey,
My right there is none to dispute;
From the centre all round to the sea,
I am lord of the fowl and the brute.
I'm looking up some more about it.
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