[p9] But most of the tame and domestical kind,
For fear of some stratagem, tarried behind.
Due caution is prudent! but laws had been made—
No Beast, on that night, should another invade.
Before we go farther, ’tis proper to state,
Each female was asked to attend with her mate:
Of these, many came to this fête of renown,
But some were prevented by causes well known.