"Oh, bother!" girls will sigh; "a fresh excuse
For men not fond of dancing to forsake us!
We fancy we can hear them say 'the deuce!
We can't dance now; to drop a girl might break us!'
Now e'en 'the better sort,' who used to beg
To see our cards, will—or our wits deceive us—
Reflect that they may break a partner's leg,
And, choose, alas, to 'make a leg,' and leave us."