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
She has met with many admirers but
showing lately too great a partiality for
the gentleman whose name she assumes,
( a horse jockey) she has lately sunk a
little in the world; his late inconstancy,
however, has wrought so powerfully upon
her, that she is now soliciting the fa-
vours and support of her old friends; she
is of a good size, and well made, of a
lively and sweet disposition, loves a glass
of Madeira, but never takes a glass in
one
( 117 )
one hand without having prudence in
the other, and is particularly careful that
the effects of Bacchus shall not prevent
the more sensible joys, of Venus. Two
pounds two shillings is her price to stran-
gers, but if a very old and good, acquain-
tance, she will not refuse half the sum.
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Miss Cl--rk, No. 116, _Wardour-street_.
If any wench Venus's girdle wears,
Altho' she be ever so ugly,
Roses and lilys will quickly appear,
And her face look wond'rous smugly.
In some respeCt Miss C---- verifies
this remark of Mr. Gay, for very little
else than her wearing Venus's girdle can
invite any to admire so plain a counte-
nance; she is tall and lusty, with dark
hair and eyes, a very indifferent set of
teeth, and a very flat face; she is now
twenty-five, has followed the trade some
years, and never refuses any sum scarce
that is offered her.
Miss
( 118 )
Miss W--ls--n, No 1, _Little-court,
Castle-street, Leicester fields_.
'
Nature for meat and drink provides a place,
And when receiv'd they fill their certain space;
Hence _thirst_ and _hunger_ may be satisfy'd,
But this repletion is to love deny'd.
This pretty piece of animation wants
not the aid of art to make her shine one
of the most conspicuous in the list of tra-
ding nymphs; altho' she cannot be called
very handsome, still she is a fine girl,
and nature has sufficiently furnish'd her
with those beauties the nicest hand of
art would only deface. Her want of
pride (which is in this age a very rare
perfection) sets off to superior advantage
every feature; her goodness of temper
and disposition acts as a security to her
most valuable acquaintance, and her just-
ness of principle gains her the esteem of
all who have the happiness of knowing
her. She is the daughter of a gentleman
who holds a considerable place under
government, has had a genteel education,
and seems quite untainted with the vices
of the town; her great attachment to Mr.
J----n, of the theatre, is a bar to her see-
ing much company; with them that has
the good fortune to sleep with her, will find
she
( 119 )
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