The Widow at Windsor
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The Widow at Windsor is a poem by Rudyard Kipling, part of the first set of the Barrack-Room Ballads. The eponymous "widow" is Queen Victoria. This poem talks about Queen Victoria and how the empire she rules is so powerful because of the sacrifice that her soldiers make. The text of the poem can be found at The Widow at Windsor.
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