anybody remember a poem about a

barbara100 at jps.net barbara100 at jps.net
Wed Nov 17 13:55:53 CST 2004


nevermind. figured it out. she wasn't dressing up for work, but undressing for bed. and maybe she wasn't a prostitute. not sure yet. i haven't found the text, but i think it's Swift's A Beautiful Nymph going to Bed.



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From: "Roger E. Rustad, Jr." <scubacuda at iname.com>
To:    barbara100 at jps.net
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I'm a frayed knot.

barbara100 at jps.net wrote:
> Do any of you English majors remember an older english peom about a prostitute with a wooden leg and maybe a glass eye? It's along the lines of Swift's A Lady's Dressing Room. But it's definitely a prostitute and she goes through a very laborous process getting herself dressed and ready for work every morning. John Dryden perhaps? I tried to google it, but no luck.
> Thanks, 
> Barbara 
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