Penny Dreadfuls, 1602 · page 31 of 400
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# Page Analysis This is a page of running prose poetry from *Albions England*, Chapter III (Book 1, page 7). The text recounts a classical narrative: Jupiter's remains, the lords Epyrotes, and a pledge called Lycaon. The passage describes a feast where a noble pledge is slain and dismembered, then displayed through streets by a young man named Jove, which provokes citizens to rise against their king Lycaon. The text concludes by noting that Jove first won honor in Epyre and Pelasgis, with greater deeds yet to come involving Titan and his crew. The page is densely set in early modern English verse typography.
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