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To The Editor Of The Freemasons' Magazine.

Jony .-and city , Avhen Julius Agricola was Roman-Lieutenant here \ in < der the Emperor Domitian , Anno 85 , and called by the Romans , Londinum and Augusta ; by the Saxons , Lunden Craster and London Byrig ; by the Normans , Londonia , Lundoiiia , Londind , and Londres ; and for several ages past , London . London Stone was the centre of the then city , arid the first standard or mile-stone in this island , like that in the forum of ancient Romefrom which the

dimen-, sions of all their roads and journies were begun ; ( see Cambden ' s Britannia , Vol . I . p . 372 . ) and the four military roads which they cut through tins island , to the four Avinds or cardinal points , all led to this city , and centered at London Stone , viz . The 1 st , denominated the Roman Trasdetus Road or Ferry , ran North and South ,

The 2 d Avas the Praetorian Avay or Watling-street , Avhich ran South East to North-West . The 3 d Ermine-street , which ran South-West and North . The 4 th road was the vicinial way which ran North-East to South-West ; all which four Military Ways , answered the four orig inal Gates in London , . viz .

NEWGATE , CRJPPLEGATE , ALDGATE , and DOWGATE * , . All entering at this Standard Mile-Stone of ancient London , placecl thereby Julius Agricola , who Avas Governor of Britain , under the Emperors Flavins , Vespasian , Titus Vespasian , and FJavius Domitian , from-8 o to 85 ; Avho , during his Lieutenantship , civilized the Britons

after the Roman manner , both in cloathing themselves , and building houses for themselves , and temples to their gods . iV . B . This London Stone originally stood on the South side of Cannon-street , fastened down with strong iron bars deep in the ground , but causing carts and coaches to be overturned , was removed , 13 th December , 1742 , to the South-West door of St . SAvithin ' s Church , by Richard Martin and Basil Broivn , then Church-Wardens ,

Remarks On The Mutability Of Fortune.

REMARKS ON THE MUTABILITY OF FORTUNE .

THERE is nothing , certain in this Avorld but death : theory supposes , experience sometimes proves , but the latter often deceives . The fatality Avhiph constantly attends the wayward lot of mortals , is so secret in its operations , ' that it baffles all the penetration of men to discover it . Xerxes came to conquer Greece with such a numerous force ,

that his army quite exhausted the rivers in quenching ' their natural thirst . He covered the sea with ships , as numerous as the caterpillars Avhich formerly infested Egypt ; whence he Avas inflated with such a certain

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LONDON: Article 1
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS TO CORRESPONDENTS. Article 2
THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE. OR GENERAL AND COMPLETE LIBRARY. Article 3
THE PRINCIPLES OF FREE MASONRY EXPLAINED. Article 11
JOHN COUSTOS, FOR FREEMASONRY, Article 19
A VIEW OF THE PROGRESS OF NAVIGATION. Article 22
ON THE PROPRIETY OF MAKING A WILL. Article 24
ANECDOTES OF THE LATE HUGH KELLY. Article 29
EXTRACT FROM AN ESSAY ON INSTINCT. Article 33
THE ORIGIN OF LITERARY JOURNALS. Article 35
LETTER Article 37
LETTER Article 38
ON MAN. Article 38
ON JEALOUSY. Article 40
ON YOUTHFUL COURAGE AND RESOLUTION. Article 41
INVASION. Article 42
ANECDOTES OF JAMES NORTHCOTE, ESQ. Article 48
SURPRIZING INGENUITY. Article 51
CURIOUS ACCOUNT OF THE PHYSICIANS OF ANCIENT EGYPT. Article 52
INSTANCE OF THE POWER OF MUSIC OVER ANIMALS. Article 53
PLAN OF EDUCATION. Article 53
TO THE EDITOR OF THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE. Article 56
REMARKS ON THE MUTABILITY OF FORTUNE. Article 57
LONDON CHARACTERIZED. Article 59
LITERARY INTELLIGENCE. Article 59
PARLIAMENTARY PROCEEDINGS. Article 60
STRICTURES ON PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS. Article 69
A CURIOUS FACT. Article 72
POETRY. Article 73
FREEMASON PROLOGUE. Article 74
PROLOGUE WRITTEN FOR THE YOUNG GENTLEMEN, Article 75
RURAL FELICITY: A POEM. Article 76
TO FRIENDSHIP. Article 77
IMPROMPTU Article 77
ON CONTENT. Article 78
ON AN INFANT Article 79
EPITAPH. Article 79
EPITAPH ON A NOBLE LADY. Article 79
FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE. Article 80
Untitled Article 83
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To The Editor Of The Freemasons' Magazine.

Jony .-and city , Avhen Julius Agricola was Roman-Lieutenant here \ in < der the Emperor Domitian , Anno 85 , and called by the Romans , Londinum and Augusta ; by the Saxons , Lunden Craster and London Byrig ; by the Normans , Londonia , Lundoiiia , Londind , and Londres ; and for several ages past , London . London Stone was the centre of the then city , arid the first standard or mile-stone in this island , like that in the forum of ancient Romefrom which the

dimen-, sions of all their roads and journies were begun ; ( see Cambden ' s Britannia , Vol . I . p . 372 . ) and the four military roads which they cut through tins island , to the four Avinds or cardinal points , all led to this city , and centered at London Stone , viz . The 1 st , denominated the Roman Trasdetus Road or Ferry , ran North and South ,

The 2 d Avas the Praetorian Avay or Watling-street , Avhich ran South East to North-West . The 3 d Ermine-street , which ran South-West and North . The 4 th road was the vicinial way which ran North-East to South-West ; all which four Military Ways , answered the four orig inal Gates in London , . viz .

NEWGATE , CRJPPLEGATE , ALDGATE , and DOWGATE * , . All entering at this Standard Mile-Stone of ancient London , placecl thereby Julius Agricola , who Avas Governor of Britain , under the Emperors Flavins , Vespasian , Titus Vespasian , and FJavius Domitian , from-8 o to 85 ; Avho , during his Lieutenantship , civilized the Britons

after the Roman manner , both in cloathing themselves , and building houses for themselves , and temples to their gods . iV . B . This London Stone originally stood on the South side of Cannon-street , fastened down with strong iron bars deep in the ground , but causing carts and coaches to be overturned , was removed , 13 th December , 1742 , to the South-West door of St . SAvithin ' s Church , by Richard Martin and Basil Broivn , then Church-Wardens ,

Remarks On The Mutability Of Fortune.

REMARKS ON THE MUTABILITY OF FORTUNE .

THERE is nothing , certain in this Avorld but death : theory supposes , experience sometimes proves , but the latter often deceives . The fatality Avhiph constantly attends the wayward lot of mortals , is so secret in its operations , ' that it baffles all the penetration of men to discover it . Xerxes came to conquer Greece with such a numerous force ,

that his army quite exhausted the rivers in quenching ' their natural thirst . He covered the sea with ships , as numerous as the caterpillars Avhich formerly infested Egypt ; whence he Avas inflated with such a certain

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