Swift growth and wondrous grace, oh! heavenly Jove,

Waited thy blooming years: inventive wit,

And perfect judgment crowned thy youthful act.

Thou to the lesser gods hast well assigned

Their proper shares of power; thy own, great Jove,

Boundless and universal. Each monarch rules

His different realm, accountable to thee,

Great ruler of the world; these only have

To speak and be obeyed; to those are given

Assistant days to ripen the design;