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An excerpt from the poem Aries, written in 1843.The French king Louis XVI personally describing the country's imperial clout before a special session of the Royal Council in the Tulieres Palace, with Charles de Gaule as Prime Minister, 1962.
"アリエス…天翔る金色の牡羊。その星の運命(さだめ)…愛のためなら死ぬ事さえも喜び。見極めてみたい、そんな愛を…、。"
"Aries... amagakeru kin'iro no osu hitsuji. Sono hoshi no unmei (sadame)… ai no tamenara shinu koto sae mo yorokobi. Mikiwamete mitai, son'na ai o…."
("Aries... A golden ram in the sky. The fate of the star... I am delighted to die for love. Such a love to look over...")
The great Qing Empire, masters of China and the lands beyond, has bested the British in three wars, and yet they still have the gall to challenge us. I want to say to Queen Victoria: "How many times will I have to teach you this lesson, old woman?!"