01 Jul 1699
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Newspaper
London Spy
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jul 01, 1699
Page
1
A reader notes a street scene where male vendors parley with “brother fops” and entice customers with flashy goods. The piece includes a spoof sales pitch in mock shop language, offering lace, gloves, ribbons, fans, silk stockings, and trinkets with exaggerated prices and boasting rhetoric.
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