Here’s Gallants sure a plenty!—
Chuse then a Beau to suit your mind,
Or change ‘till one content ye.’
These fans are engraved in mixed line and stipple, the name ‘G. Wilson, delt.,’ appearing on the first mentioned, with ‘London, published May 25, 1795, by I. Read, No. 133 Pall Mall.’ On the latter, ‘Published as the Act directs by G. Wilson, 14 Feb. 1795, 108 St. Martin’s Lane.’
Other fans having reference to the affections, and issued by the same publisher, are: ‘The Progress of Love’ in the five stages of ‘Cupid Relieved’; ‘Amantha Rewarded’; ‘Pastime of Love’; ‘Altar of Hymen’; ‘Connubial Bliss’; ‘The Lady’s Adviser, Physician, and Moralist, or, Half-an-Hour’s Entertainment at the Expense of Nobody!’ and ‘The Quiz Club’—the latter giving twelve circular medallions of ridiculous characters round the border of the fan, with suitable descriptions underneath:
‘This young Spark is perfectly a man of Taste—dresses like a gentleman—swears like a Nabob, and believes the Ladies think him a clever fellow.’
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‘This Man (wonderful man he should be called) is a learned Ass. Speaks gramatically nice, looks very solemn, and expects ye Ladies to understand his consequence, happy are they who win his smiles.’
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‘A fit Man for a closet—give this gentleman retirement, he requires to bear Compy with none but invissibles—Gods, Goddesses, Genii, Fauns, Sylphs, Naiads, Dryads, & ye like.’
‘An unfit Man to be alone—one that his associates have nicknamed Bob Drowsy, he can find no amusement but in his tongue, & if he is left half an hour alone he falls asleep.’
In an oval medallion in the centre is the following:—
‘The Quiz Club.
Dedicated to all Beaus in Christendom.
By S. A., Professor of Physiognomy and Correction of the Heart.
Dear Madam, ask your loving Quiz