Yet not in terms direct—“My name,” quoth he,

“Is Thomas Bethel; you have heard of me”—

“Not good nor evil, Thomas—had I need

Of so much knowledge;—but pray now proceed.”—

“Dyson’s my mother’s name; but I have not

That interest with you, and the worse my lot.

I serve my Uncle James, and run and write, 940

And watch and work from morning until night;

Confined among the looms, and webs, and wheels,

You cannot think how like a slave one feels.