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This is a page of running verse narrative from what appears to be an early modern literary work titled "Albions England." The text presents a first-person account of courtly love and romantic disappointment. The speaker describes entering a noble court, becoming infatuated with an unknown noblewoman, attempting to win her favor through courtly attentions and accomplishments, and ultimately descending into jealous, unrequited love. The verse discusses how love torments those who experience it, regardless of circumstance, and concludes with the speaker's emotional deterioration from longing. The page references classical figures like Cupid, Priapus, Mercury, and Pan in discussing the nature of desire and romance.

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