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Article PROLOGUE TO THE PLAY OF KNOW YOUR OWN MIND, Page 1 of 1 Article EPIGRAM. Page 1 of 1
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Prologue To The Play Of Know Your Own Mind,
PROLOGUE TO THE PLAY OF KNOW YOUR OWN MIND ,
£ i > oken by Mr . S UTHERLAND , in Mason ' s Cloathing , at D . IWDEE THEATJUT , in October i 7 $ 8-
Written by J . R . LAMY , Esq . H Member of Sr . DAVID ' S LODGE , Dundee , No . 97 of the GRASO L QDCS OP SCOTLAND .
-r ^ T ^ -jj ^ ^ nffl T KmiiiMi WM ^ V ^ K ^ "•***^ " »* J ~** rwwrrm * » "f \ / TUSIC be hush !—let Catgut cease to trill , JLvJ . I come to speak a Prologue , if ye will . To close the day , Sol sinks into lie West , And the pale Moon proclaims the hours of rest : " Now Silence reigns ! and Nature from her treasure Pours forth to Mortals ev ' ry lib ' ral pleasure .
Those badges of an At . 'TIENT ART I wear , Which grace the Prince , and dignify the Peer . The Sister lodges bade me kindly say , They love the Drama—and they ' ve chose the Play , Know YOUK OWN- MIND , —it is no common tiling ; Some fickle Minds , are ever on the wing . When sprig htly Fancy once begins to roam , home
She little thinks of any thing at ; Such zoand ' rmir Minds in ev'ry place are known , Who hum YOUR MINDS much better than their Owv . This is no Secret , tho' ' we ' ve Secrets too , Secrets as yet unknown to some of you : Without the aid of DEVILS , SYEIXS , or CttiRWS , 7 'he Coquet Fair-One drops into our arms . Honour and Virtue all our actions guide ,
We woo the Virgin , and we kiss the Bride ; But never blab—for blabbing is forbidden , Under THE Cr . OATiUNG , tiie grand SECRET ' S bidden . 1 have a mind one Secret to disclose , ( Come forth sweet Secret from the blusliing ROSE ) The Tale unfolded , to the World discovers , That we FREEMASONS are no luke-warm lovers ; . Sir , leering looks , and soft , and tender presses , Are SIGNS and GRII-S , —no other man possesses ; And when a BROTHER tries the M to move , He whispers PHYLLIS , that THE W ORD U-LOVE .
Epigram.
EPIGRAM .
NED SOAKER . lay stretchM on the bed of grim Death , By brandy burnt up , gasping deeply for breath . ; A friend , with much fervour , advised him to think , On his awful approach to Eternity ' s brink I Cries Ned , " For such matters I duly have car'd , " And am well for a World of good Spirits prepar'd . "
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Prologue To The Play Of Know Your Own Mind,
PROLOGUE TO THE PLAY OF KNOW YOUR OWN MIND ,
£ i > oken by Mr . S UTHERLAND , in Mason ' s Cloathing , at D . IWDEE THEATJUT , in October i 7 $ 8-
Written by J . R . LAMY , Esq . H Member of Sr . DAVID ' S LODGE , Dundee , No . 97 of the GRASO L QDCS OP SCOTLAND .
-r ^ T ^ -jj ^ ^ nffl T KmiiiMi WM ^ V ^ K ^ "•***^ " »* J ~** rwwrrm * » "f \ / TUSIC be hush !—let Catgut cease to trill , JLvJ . I come to speak a Prologue , if ye will . To close the day , Sol sinks into lie West , And the pale Moon proclaims the hours of rest : " Now Silence reigns ! and Nature from her treasure Pours forth to Mortals ev ' ry lib ' ral pleasure .
Those badges of an At . 'TIENT ART I wear , Which grace the Prince , and dignify the Peer . The Sister lodges bade me kindly say , They love the Drama—and they ' ve chose the Play , Know YOUK OWN- MIND , —it is no common tiling ; Some fickle Minds , are ever on the wing . When sprig htly Fancy once begins to roam , home
She little thinks of any thing at ; Such zoand ' rmir Minds in ev'ry place are known , Who hum YOUR MINDS much better than their Owv . This is no Secret , tho' ' we ' ve Secrets too , Secrets as yet unknown to some of you : Without the aid of DEVILS , SYEIXS , or CttiRWS , 7 'he Coquet Fair-One drops into our arms . Honour and Virtue all our actions guide ,
We woo the Virgin , and we kiss the Bride ; But never blab—for blabbing is forbidden , Under THE Cr . OATiUNG , tiie grand SECRET ' S bidden . 1 have a mind one Secret to disclose , ( Come forth sweet Secret from the blusliing ROSE ) The Tale unfolded , to the World discovers , That we FREEMASONS are no luke-warm lovers ; . Sir , leering looks , and soft , and tender presses , Are SIGNS and GRII-S , —no other man possesses ; And when a BROTHER tries the M to move , He whispers PHYLLIS , that THE W ORD U-LOVE .
Epigram.
EPIGRAM .
NED SOAKER . lay stretchM on the bed of grim Death , By brandy burnt up , gasping deeply for breath . ; A friend , with much fervour , advised him to think , On his awful approach to Eternity ' s brink I Cries Ned , " For such matters I duly have car'd , " And am well for a World of good Spirits prepar'd . "