Harris's List of Covent Garden Ladies or Man of Pleasure's Kalendar for the Year, 1788
Part 4
It is not surprising, the notice which a lady, who as long _erected_ her standard in the _field_ of _pleasure_, attracts from the veterans in the same field. This is the case of our heroine, now about twenty-eight years of age, tall, rather lusty, and a figure that speaks true symmetry; hand- some, a slight tinge of the brunette in her complexion, with very fine dark hair, fine hazel eyes, very dark, and finely arch'd eye brows; indeed, she has been a very fine woman, and is far from being in her wane of beauty; her hair, indeed, is remarkably fine, and such a length, as to be able to be interwoven with her _once maidenhead thicket_, now grown to a _fine bushy arbour_ surrounding the _blissful cell_ of the blind sovereign of wanton sports, where he reigns predominant over every sense,
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sense, and subjects all the rest to that of feeling; here he keeps his court and holds his revels; come then ye followers of Co- mus, plunge your burning _plough shares_ within the betwiching circle, and slake the hot breathing of untamed desire; here dance the round of joy till sense grows giddy in the maze, and taste the delicious transports of maddening delight, till _pan- ting nature striking the alarm_, proclaims a _dying pause_ to her own music, and _pours_ forth the _flood_ of mingled rapture; she has good breasts, and her limbs are finely turn'd and proportioned; she is of a very good disposition, and a most agreeable companion, and is at present in keep- ing by a Mr. M--lls; but being fond of the _glow_ of youth, and the manly embrace of full vigour, she indulges variety, and is various in her expectation for so doing.
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Miss L--nds--y, No 13, _Little Portland Street_.
What pity 'tis so fine a face and form Should suffer pride, the cankerworms of joy, That beauty to deform.
If a warm son of Bacchus, flush'd with the fullness of desire impetuous, Would wish to ( 76 )
to melt a haughty temper down to the standard of all complying love, let him repair to this imperious golden hair'd beauty, for however proud, she will stoop to conquer any bold _invader_; and you may lay her on her back by closing with her in the athletic exercise of wrestling, as she is very fond of Cupid's _hug_, and the amorous _lock_, and will wait your _further_ attack with becoming spirit, and engage your _champion_ of her _ring_, with a grasp, till he is reduced to _bend_ beneath the powerful squeeze, and _yield_ all the _metal_ he has about him to his circling antago- nist, who, so far from behaving ungene- rous, will give out in exchange as much, or more rich treasure of another coin, in token of mutual amity; in short she is as smart a little girl as you will in general see of her complexion and size, and bor- rows her name from a gentleman who is a very good friend, but does not expect her to confine the whole of her favours to him alone; but allows her to pick up her odd guineas as she pleases.
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Mrs L--w--s, _Upper Charlotte Street, Rathbone Place_.
Sure nature cast one in her softest mould, All mild and gentle, never made to scold.
West Indies gave birth to this daugh- ter of Momus by Venus; the warmth of the clime brought the charming girl's feel- ing to maturity at an early period, and a gentleman, whose name she assumes, first _trod_ down _Hymen's_ fence, and made her a perfect woman; but the natural warmth of her constitution soon compell- ed her to seek variety in our great mart; she therefore left her good friend, and now presents the world with a sweet chearful disposition, fine dark hair, and eyes of the same friendly hue; fine teeth, is short and plump, and we have not had her above eighteen months; she expects three guineas for a whole night, but if you make a short visit, one pound one shilling is the least.
Betsy
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B--t--sy, at Mrs. Kelly's, _Duke Street, St. James's_.
--Endless joys are in that heaven of love, A thousand Cupids dance upon her smiles; Young bathing graces wanton in her eyes, Melt in her looks, and pant upon her breasts; Each word is gentle as a western breeze That fans the infant bosom of the spring, And every sigh more fragrant than the morn.
This beautiful girl, that goes by no other name than Betsy, was formely a retailer of apples, &c. She has lately, with three other ladies, sported her figure at Bath, and was there the reigning toast amongst the first bucks of the place; she is delicately and genteely form'd, about the middle size, very young and spright- ly, and modest in her conversation, ex- cept when proper occasions demand wan- ton freedom; her hair and eyes are black, and her teeth remarkably white, through which she plays the velvet tip with un- common grace and ardour; we cannot pretend to say who cropt the virgin bud from the beautiful tree, but it could be long before she put herself under the care and direction of Mrs. K----, and under such a tutoress we have no doubt but she will
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will be soon such a complete mistress of her business, that join'd with her personal accomplishments, will bring her into the molt elevated life. Many of the post steeds of Venus have been so often hack'd, that they are broken winded, halt in their paces, and are well nigh founder'd, so as to be scarce fit for any thing but _brood mares_, if they are not too old. There will therefore be full room for Betsy to succeed some of the most eminent, as she is well worthy of the embraces of the first men in the kingdom. Some who have possess'd her speak with rap- tures of the joy she bestows, they say the beauties she displays when drest, great as they are, are trivial to those which cus- tom keeps concealed; they say the mossy grot of Venus is perfectly enchanting; her thighs are two alabaster pillars, which with the ebon tendril that play in wanton ringlets round the grot, and the crimson lining of the elastic portals, form together that perfect _clare obscure_, so much admir'd in painting, and which al- ways produce a most pleasing effect; that her lovely snowy breasts are quickly be- spread with purple meandring veins, and that her murmurs, her broken sighs of joy,
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joy, and half spoken words of delight in the rapturous minute, justify fully, the exclamation of the poet.
Oh! how sweet to see her eyes Rolling in their humid fires, Where the nymph extended lies Full of love and soft desires; Conscious red her cheeks o'er spreading, And her heaving bosom rising, Milky paths to raptures leading, Murmuring sighs her joys disguising.
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Miss P--mbr--ke, No. 5, _Duke-Street, Adelphi_.
Where did my soul in the dear transport go? Did it with willing haste to her depart? It did, I'm sure, and fluttered around her heart; It heav'd, it trembled, and it panted there, But all its weak efforts to stay were vain, A kiss restored the fugitive again; My soul re-enterd, we repeated o'er A thousand joys unknown to both before.
In the bloom of sixteen, tall and ele- gantly genteel, with fine black expressive eyes, and remarkable fine hair, which flows
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flows in graceful ringlets down her back, and with an envious shade sweetly pro- tects two of the most enchanting snowy hillocks nature ever formed. Miss P---- may well please, may well attract the eye. She does please, she does attract, and upon every account well merits the attention of the man of true taste. Untutored by art, and taught only by powerful nature, she charms in enjoyment; and as she has not, from over frequency, been rendered callous to the joys of love, she repays every rapture with interest, and meets the blissful moment with a tepid flood of delight. At present she is in good keeping by a citizen, not many miles from Fleet Market, and having been only three months under his care, has not yet been sufficiently broke for the sport, hope therefore that some of our good friends will, by properly supplying the citizen's place at those hours his employment obliges him to be absent, _instill_ into _her_ such _principles_ that will at least raise her spunk to _proof_; but' altho' young, she can well dispense with a little more pocket money than her keeper allows, and always expects twice the number of pieces that her paramour gives proofs of his manhood.
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Miss Harriet Ll--d, _at a Toy Shop, German-Street_
Born with every grace, Ev'n envy must applaud so fair a face; Such is her form as painters when they show Their utmost art, on naked limbs bestow.
This pretty little smart girl, this true lover of the sport, is at present in keeping by a member of P--------t, not far from St. James's; but not being suffi- ciently _membered_ for her _lower house_, she appropriates the greatest part of the member's hard coin to support and keep in good humour two favourites of her own. The one a tender sprig of the law, the other a jolly hearty looking butcher; but still in spite of these three, she has her _best apartment_ ready for any one that is master of five guineas, and will make her mistress of the same; it is neatly ornamented with chestnut coloured fringe, is snug and warm, and when not _too warm_ (which we are told is sometimes the case) very comfortable; she is now only seventeen, her dark eyes have much lustre and more meaning: her
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her limbs, tho' small, are well shaped, covered with a skin fair as the swan's neck, and soft as its down, they are perfectly pliable, and form a thousand true lovers knots, first to facilitate the entrance into her _apartment_, and then to keep the enraptured lodger there as long as possible. Indeed, she never lets one depart till he has paid his _rent_; but to shew she is not avaricious, she generally returns as much as she receives, in the like _metal_, tho' not in the same coin.
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Miss Sarah S--dd--ns, _at a Hair- dresser's, Tavistock-row, Covent-garden_.
He dresses her wig in a new fashion way, And black D--m--r as usual is jovial and gay; She constantly smiles on her doating dear puff, And thinks he can never be tumbled enough.
This good-natured piece of luxury we have nor been able to trace beyond five years, at which time she made her entry in no very high sphere, but meet- ing with great encouragement, she might have done very well, but love, that wicked deity, created for the ruin of his female
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female votaries, shot poor Sally deep in the heart; going to partake of an innocent amusement, vulgarly called _black hops_, where twelve pence will gain admission, she beheld, oh dire misfortune! a lovely African, blooming with all the hue of the warm country that gave him birth, and fell at that instant a sacrifice to the charms of the well made sooty frizeur; for some time she ranked him amongst her own train, and charitably exerted herself for his support, but growing at length satiated with his dear company, and almost ruined in the bar- gain, she dismissed the gloomy object of her late desires, and parted mutual friends; since which time she has graced the purlieus of Covent-Garden with her presence, and is perfectly well known under the Piazza. She is about twenty- three, light hair and eyes, a good skin, and size compleatly adapted for this season, and which seems to please the greatest part of her friends and customers, who think two arms full of joy _twice_ as good as one; she is remarkably good- natured and affable to those who favour her with a visit, and will take almost any sum rather than turn her visitor away;
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away; but if you absolutely bilk her, beware of the consequence; for she is so well convinced that she does not merit such treatment, that she will, if possible, revenge the injury; but we hope none of our friends will ever pay her a whole noctunal visit without a small piece of gold in his pocket, as she is an able pasture maker, is up to every movement in the art of giving pleasure, and will oblige them in any way.
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Miss M--lt--n, No. 9, _Charles-Street , Covent-Garden_.
Here haste ye gay, take pleasure on the wing, Taste all her sweets conjoin'd, nor fear her sting.
This agreeable girl has a pretty face suffused with a good complexion, dark penetrating eyes, hair of the same hue, which waves in glossy ringlets o'er her shoulders, a set of good teeth, and a stature of the exact medium between a giant and a pigmy; she has not been more than eight months in this grand mart of universal commerce, and now stands out for a settlement from some of her _warm_ admirers, which (being at the rich
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and is not at all displeased to find her a guinea richer than when he left her.
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Miss Gr--ce, No 124, _Portland street_.
Forc'd to consent, but never to obey, Panting he lies; the _liquid minute_ pass'd, She feedeth on the _stream_ as on a prey, And calls it heavenly moisture.
Some ladies prefer the profit, others the pleasure; some may divide it equally in their choice, and perhaps their may be, among Venus's tribe, the lady found almost indifferent to either; this lady however we may venture to affirm is not of the last stamp; she is a fine inviting looking girl, with very lively Cupidinous eyes and a good complexion, and scarcely ever to be found but in a good humour; and
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and her paramour, provided he can prove himself the good bed fellow, has nothing to fear in this lady's company, as money with her is not the entire object, it is the enjoyment that constitutes her happiness, and in that part she is a truly lovely ac- tress; her twining limbs never forget their office; her busy lips is mistress of the ge- nuine burning kiss, and the intermediate parts move in every direction that can possibly enhance the coming joy, which she will powerfully urge a repetition of, as long as dame nature can possibly af- ford it. She is at prefent in keeping by a French count, who though very jea- lous, often suffers her to sport it in his chariot, during which time her tell- tale black eyes, is busy in hunting for ad- mirers, and can tip the wink and con- duct him, if approved, to a safe harbour; and altho' not so very fond of money, she does not expect to have less than five guineas offered her.
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Miss M--l--sw--rth, No. 62, _Wells- street, Oxford-street_.
A summer's day will seem an hour but short, Being wasted in such time-be guiling sport.
Without possessing any particular at- tracing charms this lady pleases, and has many admirers. Her face is agreeable without being pretty, she is well made, without being strictly genteel; and a friend to mirth and good humour, without vul- garity. She carries on a snug good trade, without going much abroad, and is in bed a very amorous companion. If she does go abroad it is generally to some of the pub- iic hops, where she contrives to select out her partner for the night, and will con- vince him (although she dances well a- midst twenty couple) that she _cuts_ a much better _figure_ with only _one_, and being now only twenty years of age,with good nature, affability, and love depicted in all her actions, no one that has three guineas in his pocket, ought to be against parting with two thirds to oblige her.
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Miss Betsy H--st--ng, No. 30, _Duke- street, St. James's_.
Blest with such charms, the snowy heart could move Such melting beauties sovereign claims of love; She sweetly smiles, unconscious of her pow'r, And with her pleasing chat beguiles each hour.
It is an undoubted fact she, must please, she must charm the heart, and win the foul to exquisite delight; how can it be otherwise! behold her eyes, drinking their living moisture in cups of the purest hazel, and holding converse with the heart, in such a language, the least meeting glance must immediately un- derstand; behold her hair, glossy as the pearly drops that gild the flow'ry field when Phoebus first his eastern rays ex- tends, and soft as turtles down; which, when suffered to sport in nature's wanton folds, hold all the graces in their sportive curls; view next her teeth, as white as the polish'd elephants, and beautiful as white;
Cheeks from whence the roses seek their bloom, And lips from whence the zephyrs steal perfume
but all these charms united, fall very short of her mental qualifications: her lively
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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_.
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
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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_
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_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.
This lively girl is a native of Somerset- shire, and being thought by her good parents the rose of the garden, received an education perhaps beyond what their circumstances would then admit of, and pride
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pride with innocence danced hand in hand. From a great desire of becoming well acquainted with the world she was apprenticed to a millener of the same place,
Whose parent _hand_ the first _ideas_ form'd.