  Deceived, deflowered, despoiled! O drooping lily, late with light aglow! Around thy root is coiled The hidden horror of a nameless woe. Deceived, defiled, despoiled! Is there no healing for a broken heart? O God! hadst Thou but foiled The fatal spell of the betrayer’s art. Deceived, despised, despoiled! The blight has fallen on thy peerless bloom; To bless thy bridal eager ages toiled;— A moment’s glamour leaves thee endless gloom.
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