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# Albions England - Page 307 This is a page of **running verse prose** from what appears to be an early modern narrative poem (not a Victorian penny dreadful, despite your prompt's framing). The text describes a romantic entanglement: a hidden guest steals to a lady's chamber; the next morning they meet, and he questions whether he should trust a woman. The passage then shifts to Rome, where characters named Mandeuil, Stafford, and others have gathered. Stafford addresses someone about a veiled lady and warns against infidelity, questioning how a man differs from a beast except in checked affections, and whether the object of desire is even married. The language and typography are early modern English, not Victorian.
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