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The History Of Gyges's Ring,
There stood BENEVOLENCE , whose large embrace Uncircumscrib'd takes in the human race . She saw each narrow tie , each private end ^ Indignant ; Virtue ' s universal friend ; Scorning each frantic zealot , bigot , tool , She stamp'd on every breast the golden rule .
And tho' the doors are barr'd ' gainst you , ye fair , Your darling representative was there . Sweet MODESTY , amongst the moral lay , To you her tribute did remembrance pay . I saw each honest heart with transport flow : I saw each honest cheek with rapture glow . Struck with delihtat once reveal'd I stood
g , , And begg'd admission of the brotherhood . They kindly heard , and pardon'd my offence , I barter'd Curiosity for Sense . My magic ring destroy'd , reduced to dust , Taught what was good , and generous , and just . For Masonry , tho' hid from prying eyes . In the broad world admits of no disguise .
Ode.
ODE .
BY DR . WILLIAM PERFECT . . Sun < r b y Brother S YLVESTER HARDING at the Grand Provincial Anniversary Meeting at the Ship Tavern , Feversham . Tune— — Mulbery Tree JDEHOLD a cloud break and Urania descends ,
The sky-mantled nymph our Convention attends , It is for the Craft that she sweeps the loud strings ,. And Science attunes her sweet notes as she sings . All the arts informed by me , Bow to thee , blest Masonry , Creation spreads her charms to thee , And thou imntortal e'er shalt be .
Elated , all own that thy source is divine , The Bible thy standard , thy square and thy line ; That Truth is thy handmaid , and Reason thy soul , And Justice thy guide to the farthermost pole . All the arts , & c As wide and extensive as Sol ' s boundless ray ,
AU-chearing as Spring and as bright as her May , The System Masonic of mystical rite , Spreads an ocean of rapture and infinite lig ht , All the arts , & c
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The History Of Gyges's Ring,
There stood BENEVOLENCE , whose large embrace Uncircumscrib'd takes in the human race . She saw each narrow tie , each private end ^ Indignant ; Virtue ' s universal friend ; Scorning each frantic zealot , bigot , tool , She stamp'd on every breast the golden rule .
And tho' the doors are barr'd ' gainst you , ye fair , Your darling representative was there . Sweet MODESTY , amongst the moral lay , To you her tribute did remembrance pay . I saw each honest heart with transport flow : I saw each honest cheek with rapture glow . Struck with delihtat once reveal'd I stood
g , , And begg'd admission of the brotherhood . They kindly heard , and pardon'd my offence , I barter'd Curiosity for Sense . My magic ring destroy'd , reduced to dust , Taught what was good , and generous , and just . For Masonry , tho' hid from prying eyes . In the broad world admits of no disguise .
Ode.
ODE .
BY DR . WILLIAM PERFECT . . Sun < r b y Brother S YLVESTER HARDING at the Grand Provincial Anniversary Meeting at the Ship Tavern , Feversham . Tune— — Mulbery Tree JDEHOLD a cloud break and Urania descends ,
The sky-mantled nymph our Convention attends , It is for the Craft that she sweeps the loud strings ,. And Science attunes her sweet notes as she sings . All the arts informed by me , Bow to thee , blest Masonry , Creation spreads her charms to thee , And thou imntortal e'er shalt be .
Elated , all own that thy source is divine , The Bible thy standard , thy square and thy line ; That Truth is thy handmaid , and Reason thy soul , And Justice thy guide to the farthermost pole . All the arts , & c As wide and extensive as Sol ' s boundless ray ,
AU-chearing as Spring and as bright as her May , The System Masonic of mystical rite , Spreads an ocean of rapture and infinite lig ht , All the arts , & c