See them at the gay theAter
Sitting in the costly stalls;
With one hand she holds the programme,
With the other strokes his hand.

See him have her dance in Paris
In her frilly underclothes;
All those Frenchies there applauding
When she strikes a striking pose.

See him in his splendid mansion
Entertaining with the best,
While the girl as he has ruined
Entertains a sordid guest.

See him riding in his carriage
Past the gutter where she stands;
He has made a stylish marriage
While she wrings her ringless hands.

-- from _The New Oxford Book of English Light Verse_ (Kingsley Amis, Ed.)