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
what purpose then (some reader may say)
is she inserted here, if she will not go
into a house to dispense her favors, nor
is it known where she is to be found? A
little patience, good sir, and you will be
informed where she is to be found, and
how to procure her favours. If you
walk on the right hand side of the way,
from the corner of Cheapside along St.
Paul's Church-Yard, and thence to the
bottom of Ludgate-Hill, just after sun-
set, and meet with a beautiful woman
about twenty, tall and finely shaped,
with fine black eyes, and hair of the same
hue, that floats in curls down her back,
and worn without powder, and a be-
witching dimple in each cheek, you may
give a shrewd guess you have found Miss
K--lp--n. Her dress is in general silk,
sometimes a pale blue, but oftener a
black, and a large white sattin cloak,
trimmed and lined with rich brown fur;
her head is in general bedecked with a
blue beaver, with a profusion of white
feathers; and if on accosting her, you
are as much dazzled with her wit, her
smart repartees, and her delicate agree-
able raillery, as with her person and
dress, you may be then absolutely certain
it is the lady.----But you may say, when
found,
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found, of what service is it, when she
will neither take you home with her,
nor go into any house With you? A little
more patience, sir, if you plase, though
she refuses to go into any _house_ with you,
are there not hackney coaches on every
stand? we have not said she will deny
entering one of them with you; that is
if she likes your person and conversation.
And here let us add, no frothy coxcomb,
no male adonis, conceited of his own
dear person, no shoe stringed effeminate
puppy, no insipid empty chatterer, can
hope to succeed with her.
If, reader, thou art neither of these,
and should meet with, and please Miss
K--p--n, she will take as length'ned
a ride with you as you please; and if
you have the prudence to draw up
the blinds, she Will be as free as you please,
and you may enjoy her charms, _Jehu_ like,
as long as you can. She is framed for
love, and will melt like a snow ball in the
sun. She will embrace you with un-
feigned rapture, open _all_ her charms to
receive your manly tribute, and perhaps
appoint another meeting.
We have rather enlarged on this lady,
on account of the singularity of her dis-
position; and what will add to your won-
der
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