| William Wilfred Campbell, comp. The Oxford Book of Canadian Verse. 1913. | | | | Self-Examination | | By Charles Heavysege (1816–1876) |
| | | OPEN, my heart, thy ruddy valves; | |
| It is thy master calls; | |
| Let me go down and, curious, trace | |
| Thy labyrinthine halls. | |
| Open, O heart, and let me view | 5 |
| The secrets of thy den; | |
| My self unto myself now show | |
| With introspective ken. | |
| Expose thyself, thou covered nest | |
| Of passions, and be seen; | 10 |
| Stir up thy brood, that in unrest | |
| Are ever piping keen. | |
| Ah! what a motley multitude, | |
| Magnanimous and mean! | | | | |
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