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# Page Analysis: Running Prose from "Albions England" This is a page of running verse poetry from Chapter 13 of *Albions England*, Book 2 (visible in the header). The text is printed in early modern English typography and presents a narrative poem about the Trojan War—specifically recounting the fall of Troy, the Greek forces that besieged it (numbered at 860,000 men across twelve hundred ships led by seventy kings), King Priam's defenses, and the eventual destruction of the city. The passage mentions the theft of the Palladium, Aeneas's escape with Polyxena, and Achilles' death. No illustrations or advertisements appear on this page.
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