▁music , ▁poetry , ▁and ▁mathematics . ▁ ▁His ▁prospect s ▁were ▁not ▁improved ▁when ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 6 ▁he ▁ran ▁away ▁with ▁and ▁married ▁Frances ▁I bb ot son ▁of ▁H athers age . ▁In ▁ 1 8 2 1 ▁he ▁became ▁school master ▁in ▁the ▁free ▁school ▁at ▁D ore ▁which ▁was ▁then ▁in ▁Derby shire . ▁He ▁also ▁acted ▁as ▁vest ry ▁and ▁parish ▁cl erk , ▁but ▁showed ▁his ▁independence ▁of ▁mind ▁and ▁action ▁by ▁invari ably ▁closing ▁his ▁book ▁and ▁res uming ▁his ▁seat ▁at ▁the ▁rec itation ▁of ▁the ▁Ath anas ian ▁Cre ed . ▁He ▁pract ised ▁medicine ▁and ▁surg ery , ▁and ▁when ▁the ▁ancient ▁chap el ▁of ▁D ore ▁was ▁pulled ▁down , ▁his ▁plans ▁for ▁a ▁new ▁one ▁were ▁adopted . ▁He ▁only ▁super int ended ▁the ▁ere ction ▁of ▁the ▁building , ▁but ▁car ved ▁the ▁orn ament ed ▁figures ▁which ▁ad orn ▁the ▁structure . ▁On ▁a ▁change ▁of ▁inc umb ent ▁at ▁D ore ▁he ▁retired ▁from ▁his ▁office ▁of ▁school master ▁on ▁a ▁p ension ▁of ▁£ 1 5 . ▁The ▁only ▁duties ▁he ▁had ▁now ▁to ▁perform ▁were ▁those ▁of ▁district ▁registr ar , ▁which ▁yield ed ▁him ▁twelve ▁pounds ▁a ▁year . ▁In ▁no ▁year ▁of ▁his ▁life ▁did ▁his ▁income ▁exceed ▁eight y ▁pounds . ▁ ▁His ▁first ▁publication ▁was ▁a ▁sat ir ical ▁poem ▁entitled ▁the ▁‘ R ag ▁Bag ,’ ▁ 1 8 3 2 . ▁His ▁next ▁was ▁‘ M edic