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A New Occasional Lyric, Masonic Eulogivm,
A NEW OCCASIONAL LYRIC , MASONIC EULOGIVM ,
SUNG BY MESSRS . DAVIS , HELME , AND BtANCIIARD , AT JONES ' S ROYAL CIRCUS , ST . GEORGE '? FIELDS . ON SATURDAY EVENING , MAY 21 , I ? 9 > FOf * Ti , E BENEFIT OF THE ROYAL CUMBERLAND FREEMASONS' SCHOOL ,
WF . 1 TTEN BY J . C . CROSS . THE MUSIC BY MR . SHIELD .
THO' my voice can't enchant like the Syrens of old , I'll venture your ears to assail : The attempt do not deem too intruding or bold , Good-humour ' tis meant to exhale . _ Of the compact which binds proud ambition and pow ' r , My poor simple lays never dream ; But that which for ages true Friendship has wore , theme
F RESMASOMRY ' S Compaft ' s my . Then join my song , B ROTHERS 1 the sentiment pass . No harm's in an honest endeavour , Fill hig her—Affellion presides o ' er the glass , . " May FREEMASONRY flourish for ever . " Their illars of Rectitude ne ' er will decay ;
p Honour ' s temple's erected , on high , And Architeft Truth does a building display Of virtue , can't moulder or die . I Flattery scorn , it to falsehood gives birth But rapture the deed must impart Which bids soft humanity patronize worth , And liht make the sad orphan ' s heart .
g Thenjoin , Sec . Let sensual drones to rich viands invite , Or tempt to gay Bacchus's board , One moment ot feeling will g ive more delight Than ages of mirth can aribrd -. To wipe from the eye the big tear of distress ! shewn !
Infant gratitude view fondly To blessings bestow , sure the donor must bless , Whose heart is humanity ' s throne ' . Thenjoin , & c .
Lines To Daphne,
LINES TO DAPHNE ,
BY DR . PERFECT . DAPHNE , hear the lines I send , Damon must be Daphne ' s friend ; Town amusements are polite , Balls and concerts everynig ht ; Unexhausted stores of . bliss ,. .. Sure must centre in all this 1
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
A New Occasional Lyric, Masonic Eulogivm,
A NEW OCCASIONAL LYRIC , MASONIC EULOGIVM ,
SUNG BY MESSRS . DAVIS , HELME , AND BtANCIIARD , AT JONES ' S ROYAL CIRCUS , ST . GEORGE '? FIELDS . ON SATURDAY EVENING , MAY 21 , I ? 9 > FOf * Ti , E BENEFIT OF THE ROYAL CUMBERLAND FREEMASONS' SCHOOL ,
WF . 1 TTEN BY J . C . CROSS . THE MUSIC BY MR . SHIELD .
THO' my voice can't enchant like the Syrens of old , I'll venture your ears to assail : The attempt do not deem too intruding or bold , Good-humour ' tis meant to exhale . _ Of the compact which binds proud ambition and pow ' r , My poor simple lays never dream ; But that which for ages true Friendship has wore , theme
F RESMASOMRY ' S Compaft ' s my . Then join my song , B ROTHERS 1 the sentiment pass . No harm's in an honest endeavour , Fill hig her—Affellion presides o ' er the glass , . " May FREEMASONRY flourish for ever . " Their illars of Rectitude ne ' er will decay ;
p Honour ' s temple's erected , on high , And Architeft Truth does a building display Of virtue , can't moulder or die . I Flattery scorn , it to falsehood gives birth But rapture the deed must impart Which bids soft humanity patronize worth , And liht make the sad orphan ' s heart .
g Thenjoin , Sec . Let sensual drones to rich viands invite , Or tempt to gay Bacchus's board , One moment ot feeling will g ive more delight Than ages of mirth can aribrd -. To wipe from the eye the big tear of distress ! shewn !
Infant gratitude view fondly To blessings bestow , sure the donor must bless , Whose heart is humanity ' s throne ' . Thenjoin , & c .
Lines To Daphne,
LINES TO DAPHNE ,
BY DR . PERFECT . DAPHNE , hear the lines I send , Damon must be Daphne ' s friend ; Town amusements are polite , Balls and concerts everynig ht ; Unexhausted stores of . bliss ,. .. Sure must centre in all this 1