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| 1 | Primary Nature [Phusis], all parent, ancient, and divine, O Much-mechanic mother, art is thine; |
| 2 | Primary Heav'nly, abundant, venerable queen, in ev'ry part of thy dominions seen. |
| 3 | Primary Untam'd, all-taming, ever splendid light, all ruling, honor'd, and supremly bright. |
| 4 | Primary Immortal, first-born [Protogeneia], ever still the same, nocturnal, starry, shining, glorious dame. |
| 5 | Primary Thy feet's still traces in a circling course, by thee are turn'd, with unremitting force. |
| 6 | Primary Pure ornament of all the pow'rs divine, finite and infinite alike you shine; |
| 7 | Primary To all things common and in all things known, yet incommunicable and alone. |
| 8 | Primary Without a father of thy wond'rous frame, thyself the father whence thy essence came. |
| 9 | Primary All-flourishing, connecting, mingling soul, leader and ruler of this mighty whole. |
| 10 | Primary Life-bearer, all-sustaining, various nam'd, and for commanding grace and beauty fam'd. |
| 11 | Primary Justice, supreme in might, whose general sway the waters of the restless deep obey. |
| 12 | Primary Aetherial, earthly, for the pious glad, sweet to the good, but bitter to the bad. |
| 13 | Primary All-wife, all bounteous, provident, divine, a rich increase of nutriment is thine; |
| 14 | Primary Father of all, great nurse, and mother kind, abundant, blessed, all-spermatic mind: |
| 15 | Primary Mature, impetuous, from whose fertile seeds and plastic hand, this changing scene proceeds. |
| 16 | Primary All-parent pow'r, to mortal eyes unseen, eternal, moving, all-sagacious queen. |
| 17 | Primary By thee the world, whose parts in rapid flow, like swift descending streams, no respite know, |
| 18 | Primary On an eternal hinge, with steady course is whirl'd, with matchless, unremitting force. |
| 19 | Primary Thron'd on a circling car, thy mighty hand holds and directs, the reins of wide command. |
| 20 | Primary Various thy essence, honor'd, and the best, of judgement too, the general end and test. |
| 21 | Primary Intrepid, fatal, all-subduing dame, life-everlasting, Parca, breathing flame. |
| 22 | Primary Immortal, Providence, the world is thine, and thou art all things, architect divine. |
| 23 | Primary O blessed Goddess, hear thy suppliant's pray'r, and make my future life, thy constant care; |
| 24 | Primary Give plenteous seasons, and sufficient wealth, and crown my days with lasting, peace and health. |