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Lurid London Coffee House Satire on Tory Lying
A narrator describes entering a coffee-house ruled by the goddess of Tory lying. The scene features a cocoa tree, a table stacked with newspapers including the Citizen and the London Evening Post, and a chorus celebrating lies about the revolution and royal affairs. Toasts exalt the king and conspiratorial conspiracies under a theatrically dressed chairwoman.
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