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The Freemason. No. Ii.
fidante , she and her lover were detected , and their intended trip . unfortunately prevented . Few there are who reveal a secret to a woman , that are not sooner or later betrayed . 1 am not singular in this opinion—our poets generally make discoveries through their female characters ; indeed it has been known that ladies ( of distinction too ) could hot keep their own impudences concealed . Poor Savage ,
the unfortunate poet , mi g ht always have been esteemed a legitimate son , had not his mother chosen to naturalize him , by wantonly publishing her own shame . I would not , however , be esteemed too harsh by my female readers , for whom I have always entertained a profound esteem : — -I will , therefore , acknowledge , that there are some exceptions , for I have
known women myself who were capable of being reserved when necessary ; and no doubt Centlivre was induced , far the honour of her sex , to prove that a woman could keep a . secret , though it was A wo _ > ER , even to the hazard of her love mid peace of mind I Let those who condemn secresy read the wise man ' s sayings . — Solomon , allowed to be the most sapient of mankind ,. informs us repeatedly of the folly of being too communicative , and the necessity of keeping our lips close .
Brief History Of The Religious And Military Order Of The Knights Templars' Of St. John Of Jerusalem.
BRIEF HISTORY OF THE RELIGIOUS AND MILITARY ORDER OF THE KNIGHTS TEMPLARS ' OF ST . JOHN OF JERUSALEM .
BY J . WATKINS , LL . D . Continued from Vol : III . Page 406 . AFTER this terrible and memorable engagementthe Christians
, exerted themselves to the utmost to make head against the infidels . Saladine , on his part , was not less active : he hud siege ' , with the connivance of the traitorous count of Tripoli , to Tiberias ; on which the count affected the greatest sorrow , and became most importunate with the king for succours . The Christian army was accordingly augmented to a degree beyond prudence , it being the
intention 0 fRa 3 -moj . nl to betray the Christians into the hands of their enemies . The Christians , by his advice , encamped among rocks ,, where they could procure no water , Pressed by the want af < : a -necessary an ai tide , they attempted to force their way through the army of the Saracens . The . Templars led to the attack , und m : i < l > i N 3
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Freemason. No. Ii.
fidante , she and her lover were detected , and their intended trip . unfortunately prevented . Few there are who reveal a secret to a woman , that are not sooner or later betrayed . 1 am not singular in this opinion—our poets generally make discoveries through their female characters ; indeed it has been known that ladies ( of distinction too ) could hot keep their own impudences concealed . Poor Savage ,
the unfortunate poet , mi g ht always have been esteemed a legitimate son , had not his mother chosen to naturalize him , by wantonly publishing her own shame . I would not , however , be esteemed too harsh by my female readers , for whom I have always entertained a profound esteem : — -I will , therefore , acknowledge , that there are some exceptions , for I have
known women myself who were capable of being reserved when necessary ; and no doubt Centlivre was induced , far the honour of her sex , to prove that a woman could keep a . secret , though it was A wo _ > ER , even to the hazard of her love mid peace of mind I Let those who condemn secresy read the wise man ' s sayings . — Solomon , allowed to be the most sapient of mankind ,. informs us repeatedly of the folly of being too communicative , and the necessity of keeping our lips close .
Brief History Of The Religious And Military Order Of The Knights Templars' Of St. John Of Jerusalem.
BRIEF HISTORY OF THE RELIGIOUS AND MILITARY ORDER OF THE KNIGHTS TEMPLARS ' OF ST . JOHN OF JERUSALEM .
BY J . WATKINS , LL . D . Continued from Vol : III . Page 406 . AFTER this terrible and memorable engagementthe Christians
, exerted themselves to the utmost to make head against the infidels . Saladine , on his part , was not less active : he hud siege ' , with the connivance of the traitorous count of Tripoli , to Tiberias ; on which the count affected the greatest sorrow , and became most importunate with the king for succours . The Christian army was accordingly augmented to a degree beyond prudence , it being the
intention 0 fRa 3 -moj . nl to betray the Christians into the hands of their enemies . The Christians , by his advice , encamped among rocks ,, where they could procure no water , Pressed by the want af < : a -necessary an ai tide , they attempted to force their way through the army of the Saracens . The . Templars led to the attack , und m : i < l > i N 3