Penny Dreadfuls, 1602 · page 172 of 400
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# Description of Page This is a page of running verse from what appears to be a classical or early modern narrative poem titled "Albions England" (visible at top). The text is printed in early modern typeface and consists entirely of poetic couplets describing a crude sexual encounter between a man and woman, followed by mythological commentary involving Venus, Vulcan, Cupid, and Mars. The narrative voice muses on bastardy, divine parentage, and the woman's cunning exploitation of her lover. No illustrations are present—only densely printed text in two columns with period typography and spelling conventions.
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