But mummery and slummery
You must keep in your mind,
For every day, mind what I say,
Fresh fakements you will find.
But stick to this while you can crawl,
To stand ’till you’re obliged to fall,
And when you’re wide awake to all
You’ll be a Leary Man.
From The Vulgar Tongue, by Ducange Anglicus. London, Bernard Quaritch, 1857.