Both man and woman dearly love to play.
A curious problem to the world they give:
Some live to play while others play to live;
And this phenomenon is seen to-day,
A whole profession given up to play.
Men its attractions cannot well refuse,
Their P’s neglect, but cultivate their cues;
While ladies, who in Fortune’s favours bask,
Make the pursuit of pleasure quite a task.
For what with concerts, and “four o’clock tea,”