Love
To Mr. King
From Poems and Translations (1689)
Love
HOW canst thou, Astrius, Heaven and Earth survey?
Thou little crum of a small lump of Clay!
First know thy self, thy own Dimensions find,
And take the narrow compass of thy Mind.
For if thou canst not measure such a Clod,
What wouldst thou do with all the wondrous works. of God?
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Codex Note
Translated from a Greek epigram. Printed sub-heading: A Greek Epigram against the Astrologers.
Cite this poem
MLA
Goodall, Charles. “To Mr. King.” Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/goodall/66/.
Chicago
Goodall, Charles. “To Mr. King.” Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/goodall/66/.
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