This original poem ends with these remarkable lines, referring to himself:
"Tell them, the men that placed him here,
Are scandals to the times,
Are at a loss to find his guilt,
And can't commit his crimes."
De Foe, however, was afterwards received into favour without any concessions on his part, and proceeded straight onwards in the discharge of what he deemed to be his duty to mankind. He certainly was an extraordinary man for disinterestedness, perseverance, and industry.
W. Crafter.
Gravesend.
Footnote 1:[(return)]
Traces of these tile-works are still discoverable in a field some three or four hundred yards on the London side of Tilbury.