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A Curious Coffee House Debate on Spain and Oran
A visitor recounts overhearing a private gathering at a Temple Bar coffee house where political talk turned to Spain and Oran. A learned speaker and a boastful orator exchange views on Spanish aims, England’s fate, and a referenced public figure blamed for national woes amid a chorus of sensational figures.
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Temple Bar
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Caxey
Oran
Africk
Spain
England
Barbary
Africa
Fala
Paris
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Orkmjor-Africk
Bucin
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Addison