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