Love
To Mr. R. Nichols. On the Little Man that was show'd for a Sight all over England. In imitation of a Greek Epigram out of Lucilius
From Poems and Translations (1689)
A Grave Philosopher of old, that taught
The World at first was out of Atoms brought,
Had Fate projected in his time, thy Birth;
When Epicurus thus conceiv'd the Earth;
He would have made the Universe of thee:
As much less than diminutive Atoms be.
Or this at least he would for granted take,
Heaven did out of thee those Atoms make.
Man, the World's Microcosm, all allow:
The Microcosm of an Atom Thou!
Codex Note
Imitation of a Greek epigram by Lucilius.
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MLA
Goodall, Charles. “To Mr. R. Nichols. On the Little Man that was show'd for a Sight all over England. In imitation of a Greek Epigram out of Lucilius.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/goodall/40/.
Chicago
Goodall, Charles. “To Mr. R. Nichols. On the Little Man that was show'd for a Sight all over England. In imitation of a Greek Epigram out of Lucilius.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/goodall/40/.
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