Would on the doubtful subject dwell;
For all esteem'd the injured son,
And fear'd the tale which he could tell.
But I had mightier cause for fear;
For slow and mournful round my bed
I saw a dreadful form appear—
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It came when I and Aaron wed.
(Yes! we were wed, I know my crime,—
We slept beneath the [elmen] tree;