See what a work a falsehood wrought,
My love with life were dearly bought,
But peace and reason with it fled—
Eternal curses on your head!
You stole my love, an artless child
By sacred promises beguiled,
Then left me to a blighted name,
To add new laurels to your fame;—
To death's avenging altar led,
This be the seal by which we wed."