Not bad for a semi-literate Traveller though

There's a lot of wisdom in those lyrics, Jim - a clear agenda and an obvious awareness of both history & Kipling. So - semi-literate? Hmmm.... unless they've been watching a lot of TV.

I wonder, do any Travellers of your acquaintance still claim lineage to Ancient Egypt? I remember hearing from one young Traveller how their teacher, taking such things a tad too literally, once bought them packs (at some considerable expense on an already stained budget) on Ancient Egypt to better instruct them on their true - er - heritage. That was only about 20 years ago...

Kilping's an obvious imperialist, but despite his conservatism & patronising folksiness (The Land is a classic example of his vision of cultural continuity under feudalism despite many taking it to be some sort of socialist morality tale...) I think he's well aware of who the true savages are, however so mawkish his vision.