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
He grew strongly attached to her, and,
being a man rather advanced in years,
became contented and happy, nor
wished for any other but his dear Nancy.
She was his own, and he was all she at
that time wished or desired for; one or
two little prattlers were pledges of their
mutual regard, and till the day of the
captain's death they lived " the happy
pair." It is near two years since she
lost her friend, by whose death she
receives a little annuity, that will ever
keep her from the necessity of parading
the streets _merely_ for support, and you
are certain to meet with her at home at
almost any hour of the day; in the
evening the generally visits one of the
Theatres, and always sits in the side
boxes, in which place she contrives to
chuse her spark, and if possible to take
him home with her (for she never sleeps
out,) where he will meet with snug com-
fortable apartments, civility, good hu-
mour, and a very engaging partner,
whilst she continues good humoured; if
he uses any language or behaviour to
ruffle her temper, she can act the Virago
as well as most of her sex. She is rather
below mediocrity in size, with dark hair,
flowing in ringlets down her back,
languishing
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languishing grey eyes, and a very toler-
able complexion, and a pair of pretty
little firm _bubbies_. Her leg and foot is
particularly graceful, always ornamented
with a white silk stocking, and a neat
shoe; she is a loving bed-fellow, and
sincerely _attaches_ herself to the enjoyment,
feels the thrilling sensation with poig-
nancy, and for one guinea will _enjoy_ you
as many times as you please.
N. B. She keeps the house, and you
must not mention to her a syllable con-
cerning her pretty lodger _above_, if you
wish to be calm _below_.
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Miss Harriet J--n--s, _St. George's
Hotel, opposite Virginia Street, Wapping_.
For lips to lips, and Tongue to Tongue,
Will make a man of sixty young.
Yes, 'tis Harriet, the fair, still
blooming Harriet, whose eyes are
molded for the tender union of souls (let
them but borrow a little fire from
Bacchus) "by Heaven's, shoot Suns"
whose nectar-distilling lips pour sweetest
balm; whilst the soft silent lingual inter-
course shoots powerfully through all the
frame,
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frame, and awakes each dormant sense.
When naked she is certainly Thomson's
Lavinia.
For loveliness,
Needs not the foreign aid of ornament,
But is, when unadorned, adorned the most.
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