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CHARLES THE FIFTH AND THE PEASANT by ROBERT LOWELL

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First Line: ELECTED KAISER, BURGHER AND A KNIGHT
Last Line: HIS ARK DROWN IN THE DELUGE OF THE KING
Subject(s): CHARLES V, HOLY ROMAN EMPEROR (155-1558);

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