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
Anonymous
English wit and humor; Prostitution -- England -- London -- Humor; Sex -- Humor
lively wit charms the heart, and makes
her the desirable companion; her beha-
viour, Which in company never deviates
from the strict line of modesty, gains her
the truest merit: her apartments are very
genteel, and her dress corresponds with
her person. Her professional abilities
are not less to be priz'd than her other na-
tural gifts; her natural structure in those
parts is so well adapted, that it must
please; and every additional improvement
to enhance the coming pleasure our deli-
cate charmer is well acquainted with;
being now only nineteen she cannot, in
the least, have lost the keen edge of amo-
rous transport; neither are the essential
parts at all deprived of their magical
power; the liquid eye streams with the
maddening fire of youth, with all the
desires of unsatiated love; the panting
heave, accompanying the quick inter-
rupted sigh, speaks desire in its fullest
tone; and so mutually does she inter-
change the liquid store at the die-away
convulsive moment, that all her soul seems
centred in the blissful spot. She is tall,
and elegantly form'd in every limb;
Mr. Arch--r, the musician, is at present
her favourite man; him she will oblige
at any time, from every one else she
expects three guineas.
Miss
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Miss D--v--nsh--re, No. 9, _Queen
Anne Street East_
Fool! not to know that love endures no tie,
And Jove but laughs at lovers perjury.
This lady is a native of Devonshire,
and has only been _one_ of _us_ four months;
she is of a fine fair complexion, love
tinctured cerulean eyes, fine teeth, and
genteel good figure; a charming partner
in a dance, a eery good companion by
the fire side, and dearly loves an agreeable
friend and a chearful glass; many a
_man_ of war hath been her willing prisoner,
and paid a proper ransom; her port is
said to be well guarded by a light brown
_chevaux-de-freize_, and parted from _Bum-
bay_ by a very small pleasant isthmus.
The entry is rather straight; but when
once in, their is very good _riding_; and
when they have paid _port customs_, they
are suffered to slip out very easily, though
generally followed by a salute from _Crown-
point_, which hastens their departure by
causing the floodgates to open com-
modiously. She is so brave, that she is
ever ready for an engagement; cares not
how soon she comes to _close quarters_, and
loves to fight _yard arm_ and _yard arm_, and
be
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be briskly _boarded_; she is best pleased
when her opponent is _well armed_, and
Would despise any warrior, who had not
_two_ stout _balls_ to block up her _covered
way_, and did not carry metal enough to
leave _two pounds_ behind him.
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Mrs. N--t--n, No. 12, _Suffolk-street,
Cavendish-Square_.
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