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# Analysis of Page 258 from "Albions England" This is a page of **running prose poetry** from Samuel Daniel's *Albions England*, a historical narrative poem. The text recounts the biblical story of Tamar and Amnon: a woman of virtue is seduced through deceit by her brother, who then casts her out in shame. The passage describes how Amnon feigns illness to lure Tamar to his chamber, how she initially resists his advances, and how he ultimately forces himself upon her before abandoning her in disgrace. Her brother Absolom later comforts her in her desolation. The narrative emphasizes Tamar's lost virginity, her shame, and the lasting consequences of lust and incest. This appears to be serious moral-historical verse rather than sensational penny dreadful fiction.
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