Harris's List of Covent Garden Ladies or Man of Pleasure's Kalendar for the Year, 1788
Part 5
Scarce fifteen ripening autumns had arrived, e'er she felt the divine influence nature began to inspire her with; the little fluid nipples till now unnoticed and almost unseen, began to strut in all the elegance of infant prime; the heart began to feel their sovereign power, and modest nature painted the budding blush in the centre; nature's sink began no longer to be thought as such, since now another fluid passed the narrow bounds, and instilled, by power instinctive, fresh feeling into the whole channel, and every thought and every action seemed founded on those feelings. It is now about ten months since she arrived, and enlisted in the Cyprian choir; she possesses a delicate fair complexion, with lively blue eyes, a pretty mouth, and is well embellished with two rows of polished ivory; we cannot pretend to stile her a beauty, but her lively and chearful disposition, and her accomplishments under
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under _cover_ in great measure compensate for the deficiency in her person, and make one pound one a trifle for a whole night's possession.
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Miss Ch--ld, No. 3, _Charles-Street, Goodge-Street_.
To arms, to arms, the Cyprian Queen Here braves the god of War, And tho' on back, not backward seen To take his wond'rous spear, And melt it in her _clasping fold_, The fold of rapturous burning bliss, 'Till quite o'erspent in nature's _mould_, Then darts fresh vigor with a kiss.
If a first rate smart little buck would wish for a mould to cast light infantry men in, we would strongly recommend him to Miss Ch--ld. She has a noble martial disposition, and would sooner die than be out rivalled; but independant of that occurrence in her professional line, her temper and disposition are good, and her abilities between the sheets are not easily equalled, excelled they cannot be; she
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she possesses a pair of love speaking ceru- lean eyes, and a bosom as rich with love's choicest graces as luxuriant fancy can paint, and filled with the most irresistable firmness, whose panting redundancy soon invite the amorous encounter, and calls into action the till now _hidden friend_, whose swelling pride and impertinence will no longer suffer the curtain to remain drawn. She may, perhaps, at first attempt to chide, but bolt the door, and then all chiding ceases; an experienced sofa then lends its aid; her turning limbs en- hance the _coming pleasure_, and sighing kisses crown the _golden minute_; her fair complexion charms the heart; her wic- ked blue eyes enchant the soul; her well made form tempts the touch; her lovely voice charms the ear, and her glossy flaxen hair is worth a guinea an hour to look at.
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Miss T--wnsd--n, No. 23, _Russel street, Covent Garden_.
Give me but thee, I'd make a heaven of earth, Each night should give to new born pleasure birth; The sun of _joy_ should point continual _noon_, And e'er an age of Noah, pass too soon.
Thus sung prince ------, when he first became bewitched with the dancing and
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and singing of this sprightly piece, and in consequence placed her in a genteel lodgings, and for some time was, we be- lieve, her sole enjoyer; but with all his be- witching power, his show of arms, his awful countenance; his martial figure, and his warlike voice, could not confine this amorous virago within the bands of constancy, on which account it is in ge- neral believed he left her, and now she trades the independant woman. Her beautiful complexion and her fine blue eyes open such a field for love, that whilst they retain their present lustre, she cannot be without admirers. Her shape is ele- gant, her stature tall and genteel, and taking her every feature conjunctively, we may say with the poet
Here youth and beauty, dancing in her hand, Perform their mystic round of amorous joy.
She is now in her eighteenth year, and has only been engaged in our business ten months, and tho' she cannot be stiled an epicure, she is most undoubtedly a glut- ton, being particularly partial to that meal where _four haunches_ are served up at once: in her company they are sure to be dress'd in taste, for she always chuses to _spit_ them herself; and always has the greatest share
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share in _preparing_ the _sauce_; her price for turning _cook_ is at least three guineas.
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Miss Fr--s--r, _Charlotte street, Rathbone Place_.
Not less her blandishments than beauty move At once both giving and confessing love.
This lady is about twenty-five, very short, with dark hair and black eyes; and was it not for her nose, which is quite of the pug cast, we might stile her a com- pleat black beauty; her _toute ensemble_ is very agreeable, and her blandishments make her a desirable companion, as she dresses in the height of the _ton_, sports an elegant _rattler_, and at present figures a- way in the first line. She has got a smat- tering of the French and Italian (from which last place she is lately come over,) where we are told a prince of the blood took particular notice of her, and learnt her musick and dancing; it is about ten months since we have been able to pre- sent her to our readers, and if you sleep a night with her, not less than half the number of guineas will satisfy.
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Mrs. W---d, No 3, _Lisle-street, Leicester Fields_.
Oh! that deceit should steal such gentle shapes, And with a virtuous vizard hide deep vice.
Mens palates are as various as their faces, and like a good ordinary we would offer up a dish for every palate. In the time of the ancient Romans we are told that the fat paps of the sow where held a great dainty. For those that have a re- lish for such a repast we recommend Mrs. Wood, and can assure them, such paps as she possesses are seldom to be met with. She keeps the house, and is wife to 'squire P--'s coachman, late of the sta- bles, Bolton street; her front is well bra- zen'd; her face is continually upon the full grin, and as for talking bawdy, swea- ring, or bare fac'd indecency, she could vie with the ancient _Meselina_ of Rome; she dispenses her favours for any sum to one whose arms are sufficiently long to embrace her, and may do now, but in the dog days must be intolerable.
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Miss J--nes, No. 75, _Newman-Street, Oxford-Street_.
Oh she's all softness, All melting mild, and calm as a rock'd infant; Nor can you wake her into cries, by heaven! She's the child of love, and she was born in smiles.
Oh may the giddy rake, whose head overpowered by the effects of the grape, whose every thought, whose every idea lies centered in the gratification of a sensual appetite; whole impetuosity in- discriminately rushes him on the first object that presents herself, may he, at this his most unguarded hour, rest in the arms of this enchanting girl whose good nature, care, and attention, might make him reflect with pleasure on the past folly. In her he'll meet with every pleasing accomplishment the heart of man could wish; her natural disposition as yet remains unvitiated by the knowledge of the world, or corrupted by the hand of time. She is now in her eighteenth year, with every amorous feeling nature at this youthful period can furnish her with; nor is she desirous of keeping those feelings a secret. Look in those fine
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fine black eyes, there read the perfect language of her soul, for never was _silent language_ so fully seen and felt; she has a fine open handsome countenance, tall of stature, and if her man is pleased with a good song, he won't be didappoint- ed by putting the request to our sweet J--nes, whose good nature is such she never refuses,
Or should he wish to join the merry dance, Where the brisk couplets artfully advance.
Here likewise with our charmer as a partner would he be equally delighted; here she displays such a leg and foot, and with so much activity, sprightliness, and judgment, that none can see but admire, admire but love; with all these qualifi- cations, say you, she cannot be a bad bedfellow; she has equal merits in bed, and pleases there with equal certainty. She is neither covetous, nor will she sink below what her real merits deserve; if after this, and our readers recollecting she is but lately arrived from the lewd mountains of Wales, he thinks two guineas to much, he had better steer some other course.
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Miss Charlotte C--sd--l, No. 25, _Titchfield-Street, Oxford-Street_.
'Till haply wandering in the fields of air, Some fiend had whisper'd C--sd--l, thou art fair.
We cannot help thinking but this was the case with our charmer in question; who, as we have heard, felt her first desire for the sport from meer inclination; she is tall and genteely framed, a pretty innocent looking face, and a pair of tempting breasts, that nineteen blooming autumns have brought to full maturity; a lively blue eye and flaxen hair; a pretty reserved manner, (excepting when exhilirated by the chearful glass) which adds a particular grace to every feature, and makes her doubly pleasing, fully verifying Dr. Armstrong,
The coyley yielded kiss charms most, And gives the most sincere delight; Cheapness offends.
Her temper is sweet, her manners affable, and her dispofition good. She is remark- ably fond of dancing, and on that account frequents most of the public hops; where she generally picks up her spark, which is no longer a spark for her, if
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if he is obliged to change the last guinea to pay for coach hire.
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Miss C----p, No. 2, _York-Street, Middlesex-Hospital_.
Give me a nymph with all her charms, A full grown nymph to fill my arms; And leave to them that cannot feel, The insipid things they call genteel.
Strange it is, but not less strange than true, that Englishmen in general have a great itch for variety; and according to our promissary note in the preface, we here present them with one of the finest, fattest figures as fully finished for fun and frolick as fertile fancy ever formed; fraught with every melting charm that can be found in the field of Venus, for- tunate for the true lovers of fat, should fate throw them into the possession of such full grown. beauties. Can you conceive the lightest tints of an Italian sky? Such then her melting eye; can you figure to your imagination the swel- ling ripeness of two tempting cherries? such
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such then her lips; though some might be led to imagine if they were a size less, they would be full as tempting. Can you place before your eyes, two beds of down for Cupids to sport on? Such then her breasts. Would you wish for an _ambush_, for some of their more wanton brothers to play at _hide_ and _seek_ in? Show them her Cyprian mounts. Have you a desire to roll in the loose luscious lap of lip- inviting luxury? _Spend_ an hour in her arms; that is, if Mr. C--tt--n should not be there first; he being so great a favourite, she is always denied when in his company. If not at home, she is to be found at any of the public hops, and in general with her favourite man, who we are told, won her first by virtue of his fiddle-stick, and has, since her first attach- ment, kept her in very good tune; if any of our readers wishes to try a tune with her, _he_ must pay for it; but she is not at all exorbitant in her demands, seldom wishing to turn money away.
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Miss Nancy D--v--s, No. 31, _Wells- street_.
Well pleas'd at the _frolic_, she laugh'd at the pain, And wish'd with more ardour, to try it again; Which, when _handled_ and _dandled_, and made fit for use, She push'd with less pain, as the parts grew more loose; Then _upping_ and _downing_, kind nature told how, She cry'd over-raptur'd, it does not hurt now.
This was her confession to her dear Mr. Wh--te, had she less partiality for him, her friends in general would have a greater partiality for her; she has a tolerable pretty mouth, we wish we could pay her teeth the same compliment; that mouth she thinks serves as an index to its _cousin be- low_; to be sure she has learned the wrig- ling part of pleasing, and would willing- lY make her gentlemen believe, when in the _heat_ of the engagement,' that he is giving her pain; but however large the _premises_ may be, she certainly has attained a very pleasing method of _contracting them_, never meeting with one she could not per- fectly well accommodate, from an infant shoe
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shoe to a _jack_ boot. She is of the mid- dling size, with dark hair and eyes; re- tains a good complexion without the assistance of rouge or pearl powder; is very lively and chearful, and as a conver- sation piece only, would make the time pass away agreeable enough, being chear- ful and good humoured, with a pleasant smile upon her countenance; will drink a chearful glass to George the third with pleasure, and whilst she has the glass in one hand, has no objection to see his picture in the other; but sooner than her dear man should want, she would retail her charms at five shillings an hour all day long.
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Miss K--lp--n.
Those formal lovers be for ever curst, Who fetter'd free-born love with honour first; Who through fantastic laws, are virtue's fools, And against nature, will be slaves to rules.
We cannot pretend to say where this curious oddity lives, that being a cir- cumstance she carefully conceals; and what is more extraordinary, she never can be prevailed on to go into taverns or other houses with a gentleman. To what ( 108)
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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der is, that she never will receive any money, but take the offer as an affront. These circumstances make us conclude that K--lp--n, the name she has assumed sometimes, is not her real name, and that she is not a woman of the town, but some married city lady, who takes this method of getting home deficiencies sup- plied abroad, and, as she is cautious of her character, uses these precautions. By not going to any house, she avoids detection; by chusing none but those whose conversation is congenial to her own, she obliges none but men of sense and honour; and by he constantly re- fusing money, she demonstrates that love for love is her motto; that her love of the sport is her motive; perhaps she may have another reason for chusing a leathern conveniency as the scene of her delights. We have been told that the undulating motion of the coach, with the pretty little occasional jolts, con- tribute greatly to enhance the pleasure of the critical moment, if all matters are rightly placed. This she may have ex- perienced, and therefore as pleasure is her search, no wonder she prefers every delicate addition to the gross sum.
Emma,
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Emma, _at Mother Gray's, No. 30, Market-Lane, near the Opera House_.
In the middle of me, You plainly may see, A thing that will suit every man; And when you are in it, The critical minute, Ensure as fast as you can.
A young tit of Mother Gr--y's own procuring, and that our reader should not mistake the old abbess, we will give a short description of her. If you chance to visit her in the morning, the smell of yellow usquebaugh will salute your nos- trils, of which she takes copious draughts before breakfast. In all her actions she shews the lewdness of a monkey, and the letchery of a goat; she has lately been _fired_ by P----, the French fri- zeur, but knowing the use of murcury, she applied it in such a manner that she procured an effectual salivation, and enabled her to take into her house the fame squinting gentleman that present acts as her _fine man_; she boasts of her knowledge of great men, and there is scarce a lord or duke in the land that has not been her _cull_. We
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We can but pity our little girl in question for being so unhappily situated; she is a charming sprightly lass, and so fond of kissing, and so perfect a mistress in the art, that she will frequently force nature to a dissolving pitch, before the _right parts_ come in proper contract; her liveliness of disposition, and activity in the sports of Venus, make her so desi- rable a bed-fellow, that her magic _ring_ is as much sought after as the philoso- pher's stone; has good hair and teeth, a plump round, firm breast, and confined merely as an object to sensual desire, pos- sesses every qualification a sensualift can desire. She is to be met with every night at Sterling's, and being newly come on to the town, and possessing too much innocence, as well as ignorance, to fight the world as she ought, she is frequently bilked; but this there is no doubt she will soon get the better off, particularly if she follows the precepts and advice of the old lady she lives with.
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Miss Phoebe B--rn, No. 5, _Eagle- street, Red Lion Square_.
Behold her round the vine, in loose attire, Her panting bosom thrills with soft desire, Which white and firm invites the amorous hand, And never fails to make the member stand; Then to her couch she'll lead the conquered boy, Who in her feels a tickling pinching joy.
Bishopsgate-street is the place that gave birth to this volatile charmer; her father moved in the sphere of a hackney-coach- man, and reared this daughter of Venus with no small care, till she attained her sixteenth year, at which period, a young man about twenty wooed her, and she did not repulse him; but found his embraces so agreeable, that she soon wished for food more substantial than kisses; but then the thought of sacrificing her cha- racter to her pleasure was a bar not easily surmounted, but nature called so loud for its favorite _choak pear_, that she resolved to throw herself into the arms of the vigorous youth, and for the first time suck
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suck the juice of the enchanting fruit; a few promises and vows of his, fully preponderated all her maiden niceties, and she soon yielded to the giddy im- pulse of her passion;
She did not stay for marriage, that stale trick, But lost her reputation for a----;
but the cruel laceration that this first attack was productive of, obliged her to confine herself to her bed two days, and led her parents to the discovery of their daughter's shame, which so highly in- censed them, that they abandoned her to the world at large; and from this aera we may date her entrance into life. The _Kite_, in _Catherine-street_, first _swooped_ upon her, and carried her to the _nest_ as a fine prey, and she was not mistaken; she proved such, and for six months never was in want of _culls_; at the end of this time ihe deserted the mother abbess, took apartments in Glanville-street, and traded on her own _bottom_, where she figured away with tolerable grace for three months, and then removed to her prefent situation. She is diminitive in size,
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size, with fine black eyes, large firm, and full breasts, a handsome mouth, pretty curling brown ringlets, and delicate lit- tle hands; a very pretty leg and foot, which is at all times ready to divide and _house_ its old friend, at the very low price of one ounce of silver.
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Miss Charlotte C--tt--n, No. 34, _King- street, Soho_.
The self same cates Still offer'd, soon the appetite offend; The most delicious soonest.
How happy would it be for the author of this anniversary publication, could he procure a friend to new christen the fea- tures, that the reader might with less fa- tigue go through this heap of tautology, but as that end is not yet accomplished, we must steer according to the old line,
An eye must still be an eye, and a tooth a tooth;
both of which our young Venus, who has just reached her seventeenth year, pos- sesses in a superlative degree. She strong- ly points to your imagination a casket of orient
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orient pearls, the former of two living dia- monds, whose language so forcibly invite thq blind boy to the happy cloyster, that there is seldom many fleeting moments before an almost involuntary attack must be made. Her heaving breasts foretell the _Coming_ joy; the _liquid eye_ declares it nearer still; the _interrupted sigh_, the sud- den _gush_, if premature and _involuntary twist_ of the limbs speaks a _flowing_ of the _tide_, and the critical oh! bids the silly pen defiance to express. She is of a good size, and well form'd, of a lively and sweet disposition, has been but a short time in life, and has beautiful dark hair;
Her eye brows arch'd, and rather full than thin, To shade the dazzling light that dwells within.