But that we learn, that He, that spread the skies
And fixed the earth, first formed the Soul in Man.
This true Prometheus, first, made man of earth,
And shed in him a beam of heavenly fire:
Now, in their mother's womb, before their birth,
Doth in all sons of men, their souls inspire.
And as Minerva is, in fables, said,
From Jove, without a mother, to proceed;
So our true Jove, without a mother's aid,
Doth, daily, millions of Minervas breed.