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 Empire Ruler

Britain's Queen Victoria be

Queen for a sixty four year reign,

Ending in nineteen oh one, she

Got a vast empire to maintain,

Covering a fifth of the Earth,

Diverse nations and peoples who

Gave England superpower worth,

As Her Majesty's presence grew.

She was a woman born to rule

As none had ever ruled before,

Her ways and means too often cruel -

Colonialization and war.

On the day that she did expire

Began the end of her empire.