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
The blooming looks of spring, and lovely red
As opening roses, on her cheeks are spread;
Her eyes that sparkle like the stars above,
Appear the armory and throne of love,
Whilst thousands of alluring graces Wait,
And mingling charms form love's triumphant
state.
This lady is tolerably handsome, with
a fine dark durable complexion, fine
hazel eyes and good teeth, which, by a
perpetual smile, or rather grin, she has
acquired a very convenient knack of
shewing; she is tall, and the goodness of
her temper and disposition render her a
very agreeable companion and makes
her at present much sought after. We
hear the first toast she drinks every day is
to
( 93 )
to the health of Mr. N----, a gentle-
man of the law, whose name she has
taken the liberty of substituting for her
own; she has not yet been a year on the
town, yet has done great execution
amongst the tender hearts of the men of
the _ton_, many of which she has kindled
into a flame. She is as fond of variety
as any _baronet_'s lady, and will display her
naked beauties to any curious observer,
without giving them the trouble to
mount On any other _man's shoulder_ to take
a peep at them. She is very tall, and
the _pit_ in her black heath is said to have
a considerable profundity, and has baff-
led the art of many a gauger to take it
precisely with the best dipping rules; yet
though the attempt has been unsuccessful,
it hath not been undelightful, for the
passage being straight much pleasure has
been derived by the _gauger_, during which
pleasing pastime
A gentle warmth invades her glowing breast,
And while she fondly gazes on thy face,
Ev'n thought is lost in exquisite delights;
and she is so generous, that as she knows
the hours of love are but short, she always
fills up every moment of them with rap-
ture. She well knows how to wind the
_clock_
( 94 )
_clock_ of nature up to the _highest pitch_, and
make the _human pendulum_ vibrate to ex-
tasy; nay, she can so well fill up what
the Poet calls the _dull pause of joy_, that its
duration is scarce perceiv'd, and she beats
an almost instantaneous alarm to blissful
repetition.
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Miss Br--wn, No 5, _Glanville-Street,
Rathbone Place_.
---------------Sacrifice to her
The precious hours, nor grudge with such a
mate
The summer's day to toy or winter's night.
Now clasp with dying fondness in your arms
Her yielding waist, now on her swelling breast
Recline your cheek, with eager kises press
Her balmy lips, and drinking from her eyes
Resistless love, the tender flame confess
Ineffable, but by the murmuring voice
Of genuine joy.
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