Prometheus, forming Mr. Day, <br />Carved something like a man in clay: <br />The mortal's work might well miscarry; <br />He that does heaven and earth control <br />Has only power to form a soul; <br />His hand is evident in Harry, <br />Since one is but a moving clod, <br />Th' other the lively form of God. <br />'Squire Wallis, you will scarce be able <br />To prove all poetry but fable.<br /><br />Matthew Prior<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-parallel-2/
