Classic Poem

BY VICTOR HUGO .

I' D give, Girl, (were I but a king,)
Throne, sceptre, empire — everything;
My people suppliant on the knee;
My ships, that crowd the subject sea;
My crown, my baths of porphyry,
For one sweet look from thee!

Were I a God, I'd give — the air,
Earth, and the sea; the angels fair;
The skies; the golden worlds around;
The daemons, whom my laws have bound;
Chaos, and its dark progeny;
All space, and all eternity,
For one love-kiss from thee!