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Article TO THE EDITOR OF THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE. ← Page 2 of 2 Article REMARKS ON THE MUTABILITY OF FORTUNE. Page 1 of 3 →
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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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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