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Reader | Orphic Hymns, Hymn 42
Orphic Hymns
Orphic tradition
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| Line Ref | Thomas Taylor | English |
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| 1 | Primary Daughters of Jove [Zeus] and Themis, seasons bright, |
| 2 | Primary Justice [Dike], and blessed Peace [Eirene], and lawful Right [Eunomia], |
| 3 | Primary Vernal and grassy, vivid, holy pow'rs, whose balmy breath exhales in lovely flow'rs |
| 4 | Primary All-colour'd seasons, rich increase your care, circling, for ever flourishing and fair: |
| 5 | Primary Invested with a veil of shining dew, a flow'ry veil delightful to the view: |
| 6 | Primary Attending Proserpine [Persephone], when back from night, |
| 7 | Primary the Fates [Moirai] and Graces [Kharites] Lead her up to light; |
| 8 | Primary When in a band-harmonious they advance, and joyful round her, form the solemn dance: |
| 9 | Primary With Ceres [Meter] triumphing, and Jove [Zeus] divine; propitious come, and on our incense shine; |
| 10 | Primary Give earth a blameless store of fruits to bear, and make a novel mystic's life your care. |