Penny Dreadfuls, 1602 · page 171 of 400
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# Page Description This is a page of running verse poetry from what appears to be an Early Modern work (not Victorian—the header reads "Albions England" and uses sixteenth-century typography and language). The text presents a dialogue between Venus and Vulcan in mythological verse, with Venus attempting to persuade Vulcan to abandon his forge and weapons-making. The passage includes classical allusions and discusses matters of love, duty, and divine labor, ending with Vulcan's frustrated response and his departure to wash himself at a trough.
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