Kind Fate protect us.
From all smatterers and pretenders; from all shallow and impertinent store assistants,
Kind Fate protect us.
From “appliance” lunatics, and library faddists; from “fonetic” cranks, and all that have shingles loose,
Kind Fate protect us.
From bibliotaphers and lock and key curmudgeons; and from all glass door bookcases,
Kind Fate protect us.
From wood pulp paper, and all chemical abominations; and from those that manufacture faint ink,
Kind Fate protect us.
From undated books, re-hashed engravings, and gaudy bindings; and from all “jerry” book-binders,