The virtues of the System you must doubt,
Or any Englishman who's in his senses.
If we are worth our salt, as you assure us,
Surely from pocket-loss you might secure us!
Verb, sap., Ask Hamley; he is "in the know,"
And he has tried—with some success—to teach you.
I know the usual fine official flow;
'Tis time the voice of rough sound sense should reach you.
A long, harsh dieting of stint and snubbing
For patriot youth is not nutritious "grubbing."