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# Page Analysis: *Albions England*, Chapter XIV This is a page of running verse prose from what appears to be an early modern narrative poem (not a Victorian penny dreadful, despite the prompt's framing). The text recounts a classical mythological episode: when Deianira learned of her husband Hercules's delayed return from a stranger's house, she grew jealous. Learning he had been with Iole, a captive woman, Deianira questioned how Hercules could prefer a slave to his wife. The passage details how Deianira, mindful of a dying woman's gift from Nessus, eventually sent Hercules a poisoned shirt, which he wore and later sacrificed himself for on Mount Oeta. The ornamental initial letter and chapter heading are visible at top.
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