dˈævɪn jˈuːzd, ɐmˌʌŋ ˈʌðɚz, ðə lˈɪɾɚɹˌɛɹi dɪvˈaɪs ʌv ˌɪntɚtˌɛkstʃuːˈælᵻɾi tə dɹˈɔː əpˌɑːn bɹˈɪɾɪʃ kɐnˈɑːnɪkəl ɹˈaɪɾɚz ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ tˈɛnɪsən, bˈaɪɹɑːn, ænd ʃˈeɪkspɪɹ tə kənˈɛkt ðɪ ɐsˌoʊsɪˈeɪʃənz ʌv ˈɛmpaɪɚ wɪð hɪz nˈaɪntiːnθsˈɛntʃɚɹi ˈɔːdiəns.
Davin used, among others, the literary device of inter-textuality to draw upon British canonical writers including Tennyson, Byron, and Shakespeare to connect the associations of empire with his 19th-century audience.