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# Page 57 of "Albions England" (2nd Book, Chapter 12) This page contains running verse narrative poetry, not a title page or illustration. The text describes Hercules' encounter with King Diomedes of Thrace, who apparently feeds strangers to man-eating horses and demands ransom from travelers. The passage recounts how Hercules, motivated by his love for the maiden Deianira, defeats Diomedes and his Thracian guards in battle. The verse employs archaic spelling and Early Modern English conventions typical of the period work being excerpted here.
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