The UNIVERSE.
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But Thou, with Reason, might'st, methinks, conclude,
That Heav'n, which is not only Great but Good,
Has nobler Views in its extensive Thought,
Than just to serve thy Table and thy Sport.
That Heav'n, which is not only Great but Good,
Has nobler Views in its extensive Thought,
Than just to serve thy Table and thy Sport.
Alas! what's Man, thus insolent and vain?—
One single Link of Nature's mighty Chain.
Each hated Toad, each crawling Worm we see,
Is needful to the Whole as well as He.—
Like some grand Building is the Universe,
Where ev'ry Part is useful in its Place;
As well the Pins, which all together hold,
As the rich Carvings, or the glowing Gold.
One single Link of Nature's mighty Chain.
Each hated Toad, each crawling Worm we see,
Is needful to the Whole as well as He.—
Like some grand Building is the Universe,
Where ev'ry Part is useful in its Place;
As well the Pins, which all together hold,
As the rich Carvings, or the glowing Gold.
Why did'st Thou murder yonder harmless Fly?—
Because 'tis Good for Nothing, dost Thou cry.
The same of Thee, tho' now so vain and gay,
As justly might superior Beings say:
And yet Thou liv'st,—to form this impious Thought,
And set thy Maker's Handy-work at nought.
Because 'tis Good for Nothing, dost Thou cry.
The same of Thee, tho' now so vain and gay,
As justly might superior Beings say:
And yet Thou liv'st,—to form this impious Thought,
And set thy Maker's Handy-work at nought.
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