(His former marriage for a time delay’d
The dreaded hour, the present lent its aid;)
But he too clearly saw the evil day,
And put the terror, by deceit, away;
Thus, by connecting with his sorrows crime,
He gain’d a portion of uneasy time. -
All this too late the injur’d Lady saw:
What law had given, again she gave to law;
His guilt, her folly - these at once impress’d
Their lasting feelings on her guileless breast.