Tunbridge Wells

John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester

At five this morn, when Phoebus raised his head
From Thetis' lap, I raised myself from bed,
And mounting steed, I trotted to the waters
The rendesvous of fools, buffoons, and praters,
Cuckolds, whores, citizens, their wives and daughters.

[Excerpt]

This is just the first short stanza of this much longer satire.

Royal Tunbridge Wells was a popular spa town in the Restoration period.

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