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To The Printer Of The Freemasons' Magazine.
gaiety and mirth in public ; in private , melancholy and wretched . On the other hand , it is a mark of a very narrow way of thinking , for a man whose possessions scarce allow him the conveniences of life , ro pretend that he is satisfied . This is false philosophy , which will never supply his wants ; and like that of tlie other , who boasts of possessions he does not enjoy , may afford him a temporary external gratification with the world , but will never furnish him with real internal satisfaction .
I recollect when I v / as at Vienna seeing an inscription upon a stone to this effect : "This house was erected by Count D . to be given to the first man who could prove that he was really contented . " I reciuired an explanation of an Austrian gentleman , who told , me this inscription was placed upon a magnificent house constructed by the Count : and that one day a stranger knocked at the gate , and desired to speak with the master , when introduced to him
being , he asked the Visitor his business ? " I am come , " said he , " to take possession of this house , as I find you have built it in order to bestow it on the man who is reall y contented . Now as I am in that state , of which I am willing to make oath , you will please , Sir , to put me in immmediate possession . " The Count did not interrupt him till he had finished his speechwhen he replied"You are rio-ht
, , very , Sir , with respect to my intention , but as I do not discover the least pretence you have to the title of a contented man , I beg you will retire for if you were quite contented , you would not crave my house , " This anecdote requires no comment , and I shall therefore only add , am your constant reader , and humble servant , T . W .
To The Printer Of The Freemasons' Magazine.
TO THE PRINTER OF THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE .
. SIR ,, ancl BROTHER , AS there are extant many very valuable treatises ( under different forms ) on the subject of Masonry , which , though scarce , and hardly to be purchased at any price , are yet to be met with in the collections of the curious in literature , I would recommend to you to invite communications from such Brethren as may be possessed of any works of the above
description , and that you should reprint them complete in your excellent Repository , where your readers are certainly entitled to expect a complete body * of information on that subject , from which it has assumed its title . Many Charges and Addresses , which derive , perhaps , no claim to favour from their style as compositions , will be well received as Masonic articlesfor allusions which they may containand instructions that they
, , may afford . Many a Brother who is very imperfectly qualified to express his thoughts on paper , may be able , from his deep disquisitions in the science of Masonry , to throw much light on the subject , and afford great assistance to the researches of those who are less skilled in our mysteries . -iH
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To The Printer Of The Freemasons' Magazine.
gaiety and mirth in public ; in private , melancholy and wretched . On the other hand , it is a mark of a very narrow way of thinking , for a man whose possessions scarce allow him the conveniences of life , ro pretend that he is satisfied . This is false philosophy , which will never supply his wants ; and like that of tlie other , who boasts of possessions he does not enjoy , may afford him a temporary external gratification with the world , but will never furnish him with real internal satisfaction .
I recollect when I v / as at Vienna seeing an inscription upon a stone to this effect : "This house was erected by Count D . to be given to the first man who could prove that he was really contented . " I reciuired an explanation of an Austrian gentleman , who told , me this inscription was placed upon a magnificent house constructed by the Count : and that one day a stranger knocked at the gate , and desired to speak with the master , when introduced to him
being , he asked the Visitor his business ? " I am come , " said he , " to take possession of this house , as I find you have built it in order to bestow it on the man who is reall y contented . Now as I am in that state , of which I am willing to make oath , you will please , Sir , to put me in immmediate possession . " The Count did not interrupt him till he had finished his speechwhen he replied"You are rio-ht
, , very , Sir , with respect to my intention , but as I do not discover the least pretence you have to the title of a contented man , I beg you will retire for if you were quite contented , you would not crave my house , " This anecdote requires no comment , and I shall therefore only add , am your constant reader , and humble servant , T . W .
To The Printer Of The Freemasons' Magazine.
TO THE PRINTER OF THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE .
. SIR ,, ancl BROTHER , AS there are extant many very valuable treatises ( under different forms ) on the subject of Masonry , which , though scarce , and hardly to be purchased at any price , are yet to be met with in the collections of the curious in literature , I would recommend to you to invite communications from such Brethren as may be possessed of any works of the above
description , and that you should reprint them complete in your excellent Repository , where your readers are certainly entitled to expect a complete body * of information on that subject , from which it has assumed its title . Many Charges and Addresses , which derive , perhaps , no claim to favour from their style as compositions , will be well received as Masonic articlesfor allusions which they may containand instructions that they
, , may afford . Many a Brother who is very imperfectly qualified to express his thoughts on paper , may be able , from his deep disquisitions in the science of Masonry , to throw much light on the subject , and afford great assistance to the researches of those who are less skilled in our mysteries . -iH