Classic and Contemporary Poetry

PILGRIM BEFORE ST. JUST, by AUGUST PLATEN                    Poet's Biography
First Line: Tis night, and tempests roar unceasingly
Last Line: Like to the dead am I before death calls, %and fall in ruins as my empire falls
Alternate Author Name(s): Maximilian, Karl August Georg; Platten Hallermund, Graf Von
Subject(s): Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (155-1558)