Some deference at least,

And give a thought of what to wear

Upon the public thoroughfare.

And should’st thou wish to walk aright,

Let Mr. Beerbohm be thy mould;

Sedate yet courtly, and polite

As any beau of old;

Yea, plant thy footsteps in the tracks

Of our inimitable Max!

Enclose thy larynx in a stock