I am irremediably beaten here,—
The gross illiterate vulgar couple,—bah!
Why, they have measured forces, mastered mine,
Made me their spoil and prey from first to last.
They have got my name,—'t is nailed now fast to theirs,
The child or changeling is anyway my wife;
Point by point as they plan they execute,
They gain all, and I lose all—even to the lure
That led to loss,—they have the wealth again
They hazarded awhile to hook me with,