Penny Dreadfuls, 1781 · page 119 of 120
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# Analysis of Page This is the **concluding page** of a prose work, containing running text rather than illustration or title page. The visible text presents the author's closing exhortation to "countrymen and fellow-citizens," featuring a Latin quotation attributed to Virgil followed by an English translation. The passage urges Britons to avoid fierce wars and civil discord, to cease laying waste to their country and cities, and to refrain from turning destructive force upon themselves—ending with the assertion that "Nought e'er can Britain conquer, but the British sword." The page ends with "FINIS" and a reference to "Books," suggesting this concludes either a serialized installment or complete work. The tone is patriotic and cautionary rather than sensational.
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