But he was a cheap pleasure to my eyes;
Mild, inoffensive, ready in his way,
And helpful[198] to his utmost power: and there
Our housewife knew full well what she possessed
He was her vassal of all labour, tilled
Her garden, from the pasture fetched her kine;
And, one among the orderly array
Of hay-makers, beneath the burning sun
Maintained his place; or heedfully pursued
His course, on errands bound, to other vales,