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IMPROMPTU ON LOUIS XIV by JOHN WILMOT

Poet Analysis

First Line: LORRAINE YOU STOLE; BY FRAUD YOU GOT BURGUNDY
Last Line: FLANDERS YOU BOUGHT; BUT, GAD! YOU'LL PAY FOR 'T ONE DAY.
Subject(s): LOUIS XIV, KING OF FRANCE (1638-1715);

Lorraine you stole; by fraud you got Burgundy;
Flanders you bought; but, Gad! you'll pay for 't one day.



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