Penny Dreadfuls, 1602 · page 181 of 400
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# Page Description This page contains running prose poetry from "Albions England," printed in early modern English (not Victorian). It is not a penny dreadful, but rather an excerpt from a sixteenth-century historical-mythological poem. The visible text discusses Love as a universal force, referencing Adam and Eve, Venus and Vulcan, and the gods' pronouncements on desire in men and women. The verse debates whether love is "fantastical" (imaginary) or real, and makes prophecies about future nations and conquests. The language and typography (including Old English letterforms) confirm this is antique literary material, not Victorian popular fiction.
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