Elizabeth I

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Michael Drayton
Poly-Olbion (London, 1612)
Newberry Library (Wing fZP 645 .H71)
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This poem by Michael Drayton recites the history of Albion-a lyrical name for England-through versified accounts of the legends surrounding each of its rivers. The title page shows an enthroned female figure of England, bearing a scepter and cornucopia, with a map of the land draped over her.

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