Had I a Voice
Had I a voice whose power could expand
The boundaries of your imaginings;
That could express the glories of this grand
Existence; boast those beauties that inspire
Our human natures’ finest sentiments;
Describe in each perfect particular
The mysteries that permeate all things:
Had I a voice to huge your heart and cause
Your soul to sing; to liberate your sense;
Infuse your mind with light that shews where lie
In subtle, simple ingenuity,
True miracles of universal laws:
Then you might understand my poetry’s bright dreams
And learn some secret from their visionary scenes!.