VII. The Emperor
Seated on a throne, and attended by his courtiers, he seems to be
listening to, or deciding, the complaint of a poor man who is kneeling
before him, against his rich oppressor, whom the Emperor, holding the sword
of justice, seems to regard with an angry countenance. Behind him Death
lays hands upon his crown.
Text from the 1947 Sylvan Press edition
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