Which preposition to use with brickmaker

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Is a brickmaker on a level with Mr. Essex?

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The events of his busy seventy years of life, in which he passed through all extremes, from poverty to wealth, from prosperous brickmaker to starveling journalist, from Newgate prison to immense popularity and royal favor, are obscure enough in details; but four facts stand out clearly, which help the reader to understand the character of his work.

Which preposition to use with  brickmaker