Thou dost the full Extent of Nature see

Richard Blackmore

   Thou dost the full Extent of Nature see,

And the wide Realms of vast Immensity;

Eternal Wisdom Thou dost comprehend,

Rise to her Heights, and to her Depths descend;

The Father’s secret Counsels Thou can’st tell,

Who in His Bosom didst for ever dwell;

Thou on the Deep’s dark Face, Immortal Dove,

Thou, with almighty Energy didst move

On the wild Waves, Incumbent didst display

Thy genial Wings, and hatch primeval Day.

Order from Thee, from Thee Distinction came,

And all the Beauties of the wondrous Frame;

Hence stampt on Nature we Perfection find,

Fair as th’Idea in th’Eternal Mind.

Fonte (v. 11-14): McGrath, A. 2016. Deus e Darwin. Viçosa, Ultimato. O trecho acima corresponde ao 3º parágrafo do Livro 1 (são sete, no total) da obra Creation (1712).