Harris's List of Covent Garden Ladies: or Man of Pleasure's Kalendar for the Year, 1788 — John Shaqi
Harris's List of Covent Garden Ladies: or Man of Pleasure's Kalendar for the Year, 1788Anonymous
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Harris's List of Covent Garden Ladies: or Man of Pleasure's Kalendar for the Year, 1788
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English wit and humor; Prostitution -- England -- London -- Humor; Sex -- Humor
Although Mrs. H--w--rd cannot be
more than twenty-six, she has been a true
sportswoman, at the cyprian games, for
at least twelve years, and has within these
late ones contracted such an habit of in-
timacy with the gin bottle, that unless a
person is particularly partial to it, it is al-
most intolerable, to approach her. At
Brighton, this last season, she was the fa-
vourite girl at Mrs.John--n's, and had she
not, through a foolish fondness, gave the
preference to her dear Mr. Sn--m,
it is in general believed Mr. W----, the
capital Brewer, would have taken her
under his own protection; she is rather too
short, and too fat, fine dark hair; and
eyes and eye-brows that answer very well
to her motto; the _grove_ below is _well
thatched_, and ample enough in size to _take
in_ any guest; but still she has learnt the
knack of _contracting_ it, and a small made
gentleman may feel the tender friction.
When she elopes from her dear fellow,
she is to be met with at Mrs. J--ns--n's,
in German-street, and does not turn
away any money offered her.
( 73 )
Mrs. H--ll--ngb--rg, No. 4, _Castle-
Street, East_.
In hell and earth, and seas and heaven above,
Love conquers all, and we must yield to force.
This lady, tho' an adept in the art, so
nobly erases true impudence, with false
modesty, that her lover would be almost
lead to think his chosen fair, at first sight,
an immaculate Virgin. The _supreme gush_,
the enraptured moment she so mutually
interchanges, or at least seems so to do,
that she might well be stil'd the paragon
of her sex; and so perfectly well convin-
ced of her own proficiency in the art,
(altho in spite, of those killing lumi-
naries, embellished by a tolerable good
skin, she has too large a mouth ever to
be stil'd a beauty) she never will see her
man a second time, unless Plutus has suf-
ficiently shewn his power first. Our
charmer was taken from her parents, and
taught the use of the _tree of life_ at a very
early period; but never had the good for-
tune on her side to be much exalted: in-
deed, when we consider the more early
part of her life was spent, and the whole
of her education was received in a sea port
town, we cannot be much surprised.
Miss
( 74 )
Miss R--b--ns--n, No 14, Lisle Street,
Leciester Fields.
Thou can'st not see one wrinkle in my brow,
My eyes tho' dark, are bright and quick in
turning,
My beauty as the spring does yearly grow,
My flesh is soft and plump; my marrow
burning.
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