Three men sit around a table whilst drinking punch. Upon the table are lemons, a tobacco pot, and a blazing candle. The young, handsome man to the left of the image wears top-boots, yellow trousers, and a green overcoat. With his hands clasped, he ecstatically sings 'In Love!'. In the centre of the image, an elderly naval officer sits whilst smoking a long pipe. Upon his head, he wears a crooked hat, and over his left eye, he wears a patch. Visible between the table's legs is the officer's wooden right leg. Although not as excited as the young man, the naval officer sings 'In War.' The man to the right is a grotesque drunk. Struggling to hold himself upright, his arms and legs jut out to the sides. He, too, sings, with the words 'In Drinking.' With the words 'How shall we mortals spend or hours?' inscribed along the top of the image, it can be suggested that Rowlandson was ridiculing the way in which men waste their time.
The image was featured in a carictaure by Williams, titled 'The Genius of Caricature, and his Friends, Celebrating the Completion of the Second Volume of the Caricature Magazine in the Temple of Mirth', published by Tegg in 1808 (BM Satires 11133). Rowlandson's image is featured as a decoration upon the wall, along with several other caricatures.