For Alexander there was no Far East, <br />Because he thought the Asian continent <br />India ended. Free Cathay at least <br />Did not contribute to his discontent. <br /> <br />But Newton, who had grasped all space, was more <br />Serene. To him it seemed that he'd but played <br />With several shells and pebbles on the shore <br />Of that profundity he had not made. <br /> <br />Swiss Einstein with his relativity - <br />Most secure of all. God does not play dice <br />With the cosmos and its activity. <br />Religionless equations won't suffice.<br /><br />Richard Wilbur<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/worlds/
