Penny Dreadfuls, 1602 · page 168 of 400
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# Analysis of Page This is a page of running prose poetry from what appears to be a narrative work titled "Albions England." The text presents a romantic story in verse concerning Queen Katherine (daughter of the French King Henry), her son, and Owen Tuder, a Welsh Esquire. The passage describes how Katherine develops affection for Tuder, their courtship conducted through indirect means and veiled language about love and medicine, and Tuder's lengthy declaration of his devotion and lineage. The verse employs elaborate metaphorical language and classical references (Apollo, Daphne, Endymion) typical of early modern English poetry rather than Victorian penny dreadful sensationalism. The archaic spelling and typography suggest this is a reprinted or quoted historical text rather than original Victorian composition.
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a ALBANS (GLAND. — eet ei Ast his Onis Ciadle fein’ a: an ibescanders Gouri iicat 7 x Cc ueene Katherine,Daughter of the French King Henries wile of late, _ The fayreft Lady in the Wett,hild with her fonne Eftate: > She oft behild,and hild her peace,a brane Efquire of Wailes, _ That tyde her fancie'to his forme,till fancied forme preuailes, : Allliking was reuerfed Loue faue Owen Tuder, all ~ Saue him (chat durft not dreamefuch good)to her was leffe than final. She formally by quaint snipe gengpeiem: him to fauor, ‘Did nourith burnings in her felfe,by noting his behavior: _ She pitched Tewe,he masfhed, She vacompaned, To flie He bids her folitary moodes She askes the remedie: Difclofed pangues fometimes,quoth he, in Phificke phificke is : Which fometimes to obferne squoth fhe, doth Patients paaeney muse a ~Curelesto 4E/culapias and Apollos felfe am i _ The latter felc my languor,and immortal wrifhit to die: _ And yeat,faue one,no one difeafe lay hiddentohisArt, _ For you were booteleffe then to geflé how to vn-greeue my {mart, . Had Daphne to Apollo beene Apollo, Tuder faid, His might have beene,and fo may be your Graces humor ftaid: He, other Gods and Goddeffes, found more contented Loue ‘Beloc,i in diffring bofomes,than in equall beddes aboue: _Laime at Loue(for stiereto your AEnigma doth incline) _ Andaime to him a Deity for whom I fodenine. | But gladly doubrl ofthe Man, forifI doubted not, - Ifhould but maffacer my Liekeuals enuy of his lot: | _Yeat are vnwoorthie of the Moone Endymions lippes, I wot. i] -But(for I will difperfe the miftes of further Myfteries, | : And toogh the Pinneffe of my thoughts to kenning of your Eyes) df Gentry,Madame,might conuay fo great a good to mee, ce, | From auncient King Cadwallader | haue my pettigree: 4 % if wealth be faid my want, I fay your Grace doth want no wealth, a | And my fuppliment fhall be loue,imployed to yourhealth, = = Tehath beene when as heartie Loue did treateand tietheknot, == ; — | } ’ ‘Though iy ’ : a e ace | | " CORDIC OO Salona}