...But those whose statements baffle all attacks,
Safe by evasion, -
Whose definition, like a nose of wax,
Suit all occasion, -
Whose unreflected rainbow far surpassed
All our inventions,
Whose very energy appears at last
Scant of dimensions: -
Are these the gods in whom you put your trust,
Lordlings and ladies?
The hidden potency of cosmic dust
Drives them to Hades.
-- J. C. Maxwell
Safe by evasion, -
Whose definition, like a nose of wax,
Suit all occasion, -
Whose unreflected rainbow far surpassed
All our inventions,
Whose very energy appears at last
Scant of dimensions: -
Are these the gods in whom you put your trust,
Lordlings and ladies?
The hidden potency of cosmic dust
Drives them to Hades.
-- J. C. Maxwell