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Brief History Of The Religious And Military Order Of The Knights Templars Of St. John Of Jerusalem.
We women , tho' we like good Masons well , Sometimes are angry that they -will not tell .-And then we flaunt away from rout to rout , And swear like you , we've found the secret out . But O ! vain boast ! to all enquiring eyes , Too deep the mine where that bright jewel lies . That Masons have a secret is most true ; And you beautieshaye a secret too
, ye , . Now if the Masons are so rigid grown , To keep their secret to themselves alone ; Be silent in your turns , 'tis that allures : Silence ! and bid the Masons find out yours . Thus far conjecture in the comic way , But let not fancy lead your thoughts astray . The ties of honour only Masons bind ; -Friends to each other and to all mankind :
True to their king , and for their country bold , They flew to battle like their sires of old : Banish'd the trowel for the barbed spear , And where loud cannons thunder'd , ibrm'd the square . Gallant and gay , at Minden ' s glorious plain , And the proud Moro slprm'd , alas ! in vain ! In peace with' honest hearts they court the fair , And most they triumph when they triumph ( here . Their actions known , their bitt ' rest foes approve , i ' pr all that Masons ask is—LOVE roil LOVE :
Anecdote Of The Late Sir Richard Arkwright.
ANECDOTE OF THE LATE SIR RICHARD ARKWRIGHT .
WHEN Sir Richard went first to Manchester , he hired himself to a petty barber ; but , being remarkably frugal , saved money out of a very scanty income . With this saving he took a cellar : at the cellar-head hp displayed this inscription ; " Subterranean shaving , with keen razors , for one penny ! " The novelty had a very successful effect , for he had p lenty of customers ; insomuch , that several brother tonsors , who before had demanded t \ yp-pence for a clean chin , were ,
obliged now to come down to the reduced price ; and they also stiled themselves subterranean shavers , though they all lived and worked above ground . Upon this , Sir Richard went still to a farther reduction , and shaved fpr one halfpenny ! A nei ghbouring cobler , one day , descended the ori g inal subterranean tonsor ' s steps , in order to he shaved . The fellow had a remarkably strong , rough beard . Arkwrig ht , beginning to lather him , told him he hoped he would g ive him
another halfpenny , for his beard was so stiff it mi g ht spoil his razor . The cobler replied , " I'll see thee d— n'd first !"—Ark ' wright shaved him for ' the halfpenny , and immediately gave him two pair ' of shoes to mend ; and this ivas the basis of Aikwrig ht ' s extraordinary fortune : for the cobler , struck with the unexpected favour , introduced him to the inspection of the cotton machine , invented by his particular friend , which ArlfV / rjght got possession of , and which gradually led him to the dignity of knighthood , and the accumulation of half a million of-Fiou & y *
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Brief History Of The Religious And Military Order Of The Knights Templars Of St. John Of Jerusalem.
We women , tho' we like good Masons well , Sometimes are angry that they -will not tell .-And then we flaunt away from rout to rout , And swear like you , we've found the secret out . But O ! vain boast ! to all enquiring eyes , Too deep the mine where that bright jewel lies . That Masons have a secret is most true ; And you beautieshaye a secret too
, ye , . Now if the Masons are so rigid grown , To keep their secret to themselves alone ; Be silent in your turns , 'tis that allures : Silence ! and bid the Masons find out yours . Thus far conjecture in the comic way , But let not fancy lead your thoughts astray . The ties of honour only Masons bind ; -Friends to each other and to all mankind :
True to their king , and for their country bold , They flew to battle like their sires of old : Banish'd the trowel for the barbed spear , And where loud cannons thunder'd , ibrm'd the square . Gallant and gay , at Minden ' s glorious plain , And the proud Moro slprm'd , alas ! in vain ! In peace with' honest hearts they court the fair , And most they triumph when they triumph ( here . Their actions known , their bitt ' rest foes approve , i ' pr all that Masons ask is—LOVE roil LOVE :
Anecdote Of The Late Sir Richard Arkwright.
ANECDOTE OF THE LATE SIR RICHARD ARKWRIGHT .
WHEN Sir Richard went first to Manchester , he hired himself to a petty barber ; but , being remarkably frugal , saved money out of a very scanty income . With this saving he took a cellar : at the cellar-head hp displayed this inscription ; " Subterranean shaving , with keen razors , for one penny ! " The novelty had a very successful effect , for he had p lenty of customers ; insomuch , that several brother tonsors , who before had demanded t \ yp-pence for a clean chin , were ,
obliged now to come down to the reduced price ; and they also stiled themselves subterranean shavers , though they all lived and worked above ground . Upon this , Sir Richard went still to a farther reduction , and shaved fpr one halfpenny ! A nei ghbouring cobler , one day , descended the ori g inal subterranean tonsor ' s steps , in order to he shaved . The fellow had a remarkably strong , rough beard . Arkwrig ht , beginning to lather him , told him he hoped he would g ive him
another halfpenny , for his beard was so stiff it mi g ht spoil his razor . The cobler replied , " I'll see thee d— n'd first !"—Ark ' wright shaved him for ' the halfpenny , and immediately gave him two pair ' of shoes to mend ; and this ivas the basis of Aikwrig ht ' s extraordinary fortune : for the cobler , struck with the unexpected favour , introduced him to the inspection of the cotton machine , invented by his particular friend , which ArlfV / rjght got possession of , and which gradually led him to the dignity of knighthood , and the accumulation of half a million of-Fiou & y *