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Tatler TEI
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<meeting>Digital.Humanities @ Oxford Summer Seminar 2013</meeting>
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<title type="issue" style="text-align:right">Numb. 238</title>
<title type="main">The TATLER.</title>
<byline>By <docAuthor>Isaac Bickerstaff Esq;</docAuthor></byline>
<epigraph>
<quote>--- Poetica surgit <lb/> Tempestas. --- Juv.</quote>
</epigraph>
<dateline>From Saturday October 14. to Tuesday October 17. 1710</dateline>
</opener>
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<div style="text-align:center">
<p>From <placeName ref="#apartment">my own Apartment</placeName>, <date>October
16</date>.</p>
</div>
<div>
<p>STORMS at Sea are so frequently described by the ancient Poets, and copied by
the Moderns, that whenever I find the Winds begin to rise in a new Heroick
Poem, I generally skip a Leaf or two till I come into Fair Weather.
<persName ref="#VG">Virgil</persName>'s Tempest is a Master-piece in
this Kind, and is indeed so naturally drawn, that one who has made a Voyage
can scarce read it without being Sea-sick. </p>
<p>Land Showers are no less frequent among the Poets than the former: But I
remember none of them which have not fallen in the Country; for which Reason
they are generally filled with the Lowings of Oxen, and the Bleatings of
Sheep, and very often embellished with a Rainbow.</p>
<p><persName ref="#VG">Virgil</persName>'s Land Shower is likewise the best in
its Kind: It is indeed a Shower of Consequence, and contributes to the main
Design of the Poem, by cutting off a tedious Ceremonial, and bringing
Matters to a speedy Conclusion between Two Potentates of different Sexes. My
ingenious Kinsman <persName>Mr. <forename>Humphrey</forename>
<surname>Wagstaff</surname></persName>, who treats of every Subject
after a Manner that no other Author has done, and better than any other can
do, has sent me the Description of a City Shower. I do not question but the
Reader remembers <rs ref="#JS">my Cousin</rs>'s Description of the Morning
as it breaks in Town, which is printed in the 9th Tatler, and is another
exquisite Piece of this local Poetry.</p>
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<l real="10|01|01|01|01/" rend="indent">Careful Observers may foretell the Hour </l>
<l> (By sure Prognosticks) when to dread a Shower; </l>
<l> While Rain depends, the pensive Cat gives o'er </l>
<l> Her Frolicks, and pursues her Tail no more. </l>
<l> Returning Home at Night, you'll find the Sink </l>
<l real="10|01|01|01|01/"> Strike your offended Sense with double Stink. </l>
<l> If you be wise, then go not for to dine, </l>
<l> You'll spend in Coach-hire more than save in Wine. </l>
<l> A coming Show'r your shooting Corns presage, </l>
<l> Old Aches throb, your hollow Tooth will rage. </l>
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<cb/>
<l real="11|01|01|01|01/"> Sauntering in Coffee-house is Dulman seen; </l>
<l> He damns the Climate, and complains of Spleen.</l>
</lg>
<lg type="paragraph" part="F">
<l real="10|01|10|01|01/" rend="indent"> Mean while the South rising with dabbled Wings, </l>
<l> A Sable Cloud athwart the Welkin flings, </l>
<l> That swill'd more Liquor than it could contain, </l>
<l> And like a Drunkard gives it up again. </l>
<l> Brisk <persName>Susan</persName> whips her Linen from the Rope, </l>
<l real="00|11|01|01|01/"> While the first drizzling Show'r is borne aslope. </l>
<l real="10|01|01|01|01/"> Such is that Sprinkling which some careless Quean </l>
<l real="10|01|01|01|01"> Flirts on you from her Mop, but not so clean. </l>
<l> You fly, invoke the Gods; then turning, stop </l>
<l real="01|11|01|11|01/"> To rail; she singing, still whirls on her mop. </l>
<l> Not yet, the Dust had shunn'd th'unequal Strife, </l>
<l> But aided by the Wind, fought still for Life; </l>
<l> And wafted with its Foe by violent Gust, </l>
<l> 'Twas doubtful which was Rain, and which was Dust. </l>
<l real="11|01|01|01|01/"> Ah! where must needy Poet seek for Aid, </l>
<l> When Dust and Rain at once his Coat invade; </l>
<l> His only Coat, where Dust confus'd with Rain </l>
<l real="10|01|01|01|01/"> Roughen the Nap, and leave a mingled Stain. </l>
</lg>
<lg type="paragraph">
<l real="10|01|01|01|01/" rend="indent"> Now in contiguous Drops the Flood comes down, </l>
<l real="11|01|01|01|01/"> Threat'ning with Deluge this devoted Town. </l>
<l> To Shops in Crowds the daggled Females fly, </l>
<l> Pretend to cheapen Goods, but nothing buy. </l>
<l> The Templer spruce, while ev'ry Spout's a-broach, </l>
<l real="11|01|01|01|01/"> Stays till 'tis fair, yet seems to call a Coach. </l>
<l> The tuck'd-up Sempstress walks with hasty Strides, </l>
<l> While Streams run down her oil'd Umbrella's Sides. </l>
<l> Here various Kinds by various Fortunes led, </l>
<l> Commence Acquaintance underneath a Shed. </l>
<l> Triumphant Tories, and desponding Whigs, </l>
<l> Forget their Fewds and join to save their Wigs. </l>
<l real="10|01|01|01|01/"> Box'd in a Chair the Beau impatient sits, </l>
<l> While Spouts run clatt'ring o'er the Roof by Fits; </l>
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<l> And ever and anon with frightful Din </l>
<l> The Leather sounds, he trembles from within. </l>
<l real="10|11|01|01|01/"> So when Troy chair-men bore the Wooden Steed, </l>
<l real="10|01|01|01|01/"> Pregnant with Greeks, impatient to be freed. </l>
<l> (Those Bully Greeks, who, as the Moderns do, </l>
<l> Instead of paying Chair-men, run them thro'.) </l>
<l>
<persName ref="#LAO">Laoco'n</persName> struck the Outside with his
Spear, </l>
<l> And each imprison'd Hero quak'd for Fear. </l>
</lg>
<lg type="paragraph">
<l real="10|01|01|01|01/" rend="indent"> Now from all Parts the swelling Kennels flow, </l>
<l> And bear their Trophies with them as they go: </l>
<l real="10|11|01|01|01/"> Filth of all Hues and Odours seem to tell </l>
<l> What Street they sail'd from, by their Sight and Smell.</l>
<l real="10|01|01|01|01/"> They, as each Torrent drives, with rapid Force, </l>
<l real="01|00|01|01|01/"> From <placeName>Smithfield</placeName> or <placeName>St.
Pulchre</placeName>'s shape their Course, </l>
<l> And in huge Confluent join'd at <placeName>Snow-Hill Ridge</placeName>, </l>
<l> Fall from the Conduit, prone to <placeName>Holbourn-Bridge</placeName>. </l>
<l real="10|01|01|11|01/"> Sweeping from Butchers Stalls, Dung, Guts, and Blood, </l>
<l real="11|01|01|01|01/"> Drown'd Puppies, stinking Sprats, all drench'd in Mud, </l>
<l real="110|101|010|101/"> Dead Cats and Turnip-Tops come tumbling down the Flood. </l>
</lg>
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<div type="advertisements">
<head>Advertisements.</head>
<div type="advertisement">
<p>The THIRD Volume of the Lucubrations of Isaac Bickerstaff Esq; on a large
Letter, in Octavo, being now in the Press; such as please to subscribe
for it on a Royal Paper, to kee pup their sets, are desired to send
their names to Charles Lilly, Perfumer, the Corner of Beauford-Buildings
in the Strand, and Jon Morphew near Stationer-Hall. Where the First and
Second Volumes are to be delivered.</p>
</div>
<div type="advertisement">
<p>THE Household Goods of Mrs. Bradshaw will be sold to Morrow at her House
at Sandy-End in Fulham Road, over-against the Bull Alehouse, she being
removed from thence, and now keeping the Kensington Coffee-house, lately
kept by Mrs. Tilly. A short and easy Method for those that will learn
French or English; to give them an Idea or true Notion of Celestial and
Terrestrial Beings; and to teach them the Names of most Things that are
useful and necessary to uman Life; as also of Arts and Sciences, Plants,
Fruits, and living Creatures; as Fishes, Birds, and Four-footed Beasts.
French and English. Represented by many Hundred Figures, in 38 Copper
Plates. Fit for such Persons who are desirous to learn those Languages.
Sold by Peter Varenne at Seneca's Head near Smerset-House, Paul
Vaillent, Anthony Meuss, Peter du Noyer, in the Strand; and John Morphew
near Stationers-Hall.</p>
</div>
<div type="advertisement">
<p>ALL Sorts of fine Silks and Mercery Goods for Blank Lottery Tickets, at
7l. 10s. a Ticket, and sold as cheap as for specie, at the Eagle and
Child on Ludgate Hill. MOrning-Gowns for Men and Women, of Silk, Stuff,
and Callicoe's (being the Goods of Persons that failed) which were to be
disposed of at the Olive-Tree and Still, are now to be sold at the
Golden Sugar-Loaf up one Pair of Stairs, over-agaiinst the House at
Charing-Cross; with a fresh Parcel at very low Rates, the Prices being
set on each Gown. </p>
</div>
<div type="advertisement">
<p>FOR Sale by the Candle on Thursday next the 19th Instant, at Lloyd's
Coffee-house in Lombard-street, at Four in the Afternoon (only 1 Cask in
a Lot) viz. 15 Half Hhds. and 6 Puncheons, of excellent French Bourdeaux
and Coigniac Brandy, neat and entire, under the China-house of Mr. John
Ferguson, at the Corner of the Paved Alley in Lyme-street, passing into
Leadenhall-marker; a Hhds. of White, 2 Ditto of Red, and 9 Pipes of
Ditto, New Oporto, extraordinary good Wines, neat, an entire Parcel; 12
Pipes of New excellent Red Florence Wines, also neat, and an entire
Parcel: Both in a Vault over against Mr. Barefoot's at the Vine in
Miles-lane, near Croked-lane and Fishmongers-hall, in Thames-street.
6Buts and 1 Ullo?? Hhd, of new Mountain dry Malaga Wines, neat; 2 Pipes
of excellent Canary Wine, perfect fine, and fit for Draught: Both in a
Cellar over-against the House of Mr. Charles Savage in Mark lane,
between Fenchurch-street and Tower-street. Note, the aforesaid French
Brandies are only to be ?? all Day to Morrow, and all Thursday till the
Time of Sale: But the Oporto, lorence, Mountain Malaga, and Canary
Wines, are to be tasted? this Day and to Morrow from 7 to 1, and from 2
to 6, and all Thursday till the Time of Sale. To be sold by Thomas
Tomkins, broker, in Seething lane, between Tower-street and
Crouched-Fryars.</p>
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<div type="advertisement">
<p>SIR William Read, Her Majesty's Principal Oculist and Operator for
the Eyes, and in that Quality sworn Servant in Ordinary as he was to
His late Majesty King William III. is constantly to be advised with
at his House in Durham-yard in the Strand, London; where he will
give careful Attendance to all Her Majesty's Seamen and Soldiers
that have or may receive any Injuries in their Sights: Which Work he
has performed since the Beginning of the last War, has cured above
2000Seamen, besides Soldiers in the Land Service, and is the first
Person who shewed his Generosity, and still continues it; so that
others who pretend to it may be justly suspected to deceive the
Publick, and lessen his Reputation. Drinking-Glasses, Decanters,
Cruets, &amp;c. </p>
</div>
<div type="advertisement">
<p>THere having of late been many Advertisements published, of
Flint-Glass sold at some particular Places at 12 d. per Pound; This
is to give Notice, That 12 d. per pound is the Current Price the
Shopkeepers of London and Westminster do sell at. And all Gentlemen
and others may, at any of the said shops, have any Sort of
Flint-Glasses, (and glasses made to Pattern) at 12 d. per Pound. MR.
Fary's 16s. Bohee Tea; not much inferior in Goodness to the best
Foreign Bohee Tea, is sold by himself only at the Bell in
Gracechurch-street. Note, the best Foreign Bohee Tea is worth 30s. a
Pound; so that what is sold at 20s. or 24s. must be either faulty
Tea, or mix'd with a proportionate Quantity of damaged Green or
Bohee, the worst of which will remain Black after Infusion.</p>
</div>
<div type="advertisement">
<p>ONE Hundred Pounds for Half a Crown : Or, Proposals for several
Prizes, by Mr. William Morris; a fine Diamond Cross set transparent
with a Button all Brilliant, Plate, Atlasses on Silk, six Silk
Night-Gowns, and several other valuable Things. It's proposed to
deliver out by Subscription Two Thousand Five Hundred Tickets, in
which thse are 177 Prizes, the highest 100 l. the lowest 11 s. and
13 Blanks to a Prize. Tickets to be had at Mrs. Pinkney's, a
Milliner, in Tavistock-street, next to the Cheesmonger's in
Southhampton-street in Bedford-Buildings; Mr. Andrew's, Glover, at
the Ball and Glove in Charles-court in the Strand, near
York-Buildings; Mr. Green's in Casy-lane, near Goldsmiths-hall; Mr.
Barnard's, Gloveseller, at Mr. Tompion's, the Corner of Water-lane,
Fleet-street; Mr. Stokoe's, Bookseller, at the Key and Bible against
the Mews-gate, Charing-Cross. Note, The Goods are to be seen at Mr.
Andrews's aforesaid, and will certainly be drawn on Thursday the
26th Instant, out of two Wheels by two parish Boys, at the Great
Room in York-Buildings.</p>
</div>
<div type="advertisement">
<p>MRs. Cornwell's Sale of Goods and Plate at Mrs. Turners, Milliner, in
Bow-street, Bloomsbury, over-against the three Kings, will be drawn
the 31st Instant without fail, at the Court-House in
Bloomsbury-Market. Being a few Tickets to dispose of, any Person may
be furnished at Mrs. Turners aforesaid at 1 s. each. FOur hundred
and twenty Pounds for Half a Crown, Whereas by a former
Advertisement twas propos'd, that the Sale of a new built Brick
House next but one to the Fountain Tavern in the Strand, with
valuable and weighty Pieces of Plate, &amp;c. was to be drawn at the
Great Dancing Room in St. Alban's-street; But by reason 'twas not
then compleatly full, and it being design'd to be drawn full, and in
the fairest Manner, that there may be no Suspicion of some Practices
which have been occasioned by the leaving of Tickets undisposed of;
and there being some few left, you are desired to take 'em out
forthwith, all Things being almost ready for the said Sale at the
Place mentioned in the former Advertisements. Tickets may be had at
the House and Places in the Proposals. Note, The Tickets are rowling
up at the House. </p>
</div>
<div type="advertisement">
<p> THE Sale of Goods to be disposed of by Way of Loss, wherein a
stitch'd Gown and Petticoat, valued at 25 l. the highest Prize. One
Lot of fine Lace, at 10 l. one Lot of Six Holland Shirts, at 6 l.
Six Shifts, at 5 l. Four Scarves, at 3 l. each, with many other
Goods of Value. The lowest Prize 5 s. Some few Tickets undisposed
of, at 12 d. per Ticket, may be had at the Golden Glove next the
Horse-shoe Tavern in Princes-street, Drury-lane; and at Mrs. Ay??'s
next Door to the Black Raven in Fetter-Lane, Holborn; and at the
Place of Drawing, which will be on Thursday the 26th Instant at the
King's-head the Corner of Lambeth-hill, Old-Fish-street, near
Docto?s-Commons. The Goods to be delivered Three Days after
Drawings.</p>
</div>
<div type="advertisement">
<p> THE Sale of Goods at Mrs. Stokes's, Two Doors within Crown-Court, on
the one L?T Hand in ???? ???-street, Covent-Garden, is put off
????????????????????? day, till the 7th of November next; and then
it ???? ????? be drawn without any further ?????????? ????. Tickets
may be had at the Place aforesaid. </p>
</div>
<div type="advertisement">
<p>MRs. Fardell, Milliner, her Sale of Plate, and choice new Goods,
could not be drawn by reason ?? ???????kers were obliged to be out
of Town. This gives Notice, That the abovementioned Sale will
certainly be drawn on Tuesday the 24th Instant. There are few small
B???fits, and what never yet was in any Sale, each Benefit is rated
at the intrinsick Value. All Tickets are called in, and from this
Day none to be had, except at Mrs. Fardell's aforesaid, Mr.
Prich???'s, Goldsmith, near Colston's-Court, Drury-lane; and at the
Men of Kent near Hand-alley, over-agaiinst Great Turn-stile in
Holborn. </p>
</div>
<div type="advertisement">
<p>ALL Sorts of fine Silks and Mercery Goods for Blank Lottery Tickets,
at 7l. 10s. a Ticket, and sold as cheap as for specie, at the Eagle
and Child on Ludgate Hill. MR. Fary's 16s. Bohee Tea; not much
inferior in Goodness to the best Foreign Bohee Tea, is sold by
himself only at the Bell in Gracechurch-street. Note, the best
Foreign Bohee Tea is worth 30s. a Pound; so that what is sold at
20s. or 24s. must be either faulty Tea, or mix'd with a
proportionate Quantity of damaged Green or Bohee, the worst of which
will remain Black after Infusion.</p>
</div>
</div>
<closer>Sold by <persName><forename>John</forename>
<surname>Morphew</surname></persName> near Stationers-Hall; where
Advertisements are taken in. </closer>
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