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History Of Masonry.
HISTORY OF MASONRY .
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HITHERTO we find that Masons , above all other artists , have distinguished themselves in the most conspicuous manner ; and been the favourites of the eminent , who wisely joined the lodges for the better conducting of their Various undertakings in architecture . From Sicily we pass into Italy , to trace the improvements of the Romanswhooriinalllittle better than a nest of robbersfor
, , g y , , many ages affected nothing but war ; till by degrees they learned the science aud art from their neighbours . But , in the mean time , the rletrurians , or Tuscans , orig inally invented and used their own Tuscan order *' , before they learned the Doric , Ionic , and Corinthian orders from the Greeks ; and the royal art became conspicuous under their king Porsettnawho built a stately labyrinthnot inferior
, , to that of Lemnos , and the hig hest mausoleum on record . The Romans were as yet only engaged in extending their small territory by subduing their neighbours in Italy ; and their taste was very low in every thing but arms ; until Turrenus , the last king of the Tuscans , bequeathed his kingdom to the Romans , in the sixth year of Philadelphia , while Pyrrhus distressed Italy . [ A . M . 3721 .
A . R . 475 . ~ J The Tuscans had built many fine strong places ; and now their disciples were invited to Rome , and taught the Romansthe royal art ; though their improvements were not considerable , till Marcellus triumphed in the spoils of Syracuse , upon the death of Archimedes . Becoming then a patron of arts and sciences , he employed his fellow-crafts to build at Rome his famous theatrewith
> a temple to Virtue , and another to Honour . It was not until the Romans were enabled to carry their arms into the more polished nations in the east , that they brought home a taste for sciences and elegant arts . [ A . M . 3 814 . A . R . 559 . Before Christ 190 . 3 Thus , when Scipio Asiaticus led them against Antiochus Magnus king of Syriaand took from him all the country
, west of Mount Taurus , they beheld with astonishment the beauties of the Grecian and Asiatic architecture , standing- in full splendor , which they resolved to imitate ; and continued improving , till Scipio Africanus , who had always a set of the learned attending him as
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History Of Masonry.
HISTORY OF MASONRY .
( Continuedfrom p . 2 ^ . )
HITHERTO we find that Masons , above all other artists , have distinguished themselves in the most conspicuous manner ; and been the favourites of the eminent , who wisely joined the lodges for the better conducting of their Various undertakings in architecture . From Sicily we pass into Italy , to trace the improvements of the Romanswhooriinalllittle better than a nest of robbersfor
, , g y , , many ages affected nothing but war ; till by degrees they learned the science aud art from their neighbours . But , in the mean time , the rletrurians , or Tuscans , orig inally invented and used their own Tuscan order *' , before they learned the Doric , Ionic , and Corinthian orders from the Greeks ; and the royal art became conspicuous under their king Porsettnawho built a stately labyrinthnot inferior
, , to that of Lemnos , and the hig hest mausoleum on record . The Romans were as yet only engaged in extending their small territory by subduing their neighbours in Italy ; and their taste was very low in every thing but arms ; until Turrenus , the last king of the Tuscans , bequeathed his kingdom to the Romans , in the sixth year of Philadelphia , while Pyrrhus distressed Italy . [ A . M . 3721 .
A . R . 475 . ~ J The Tuscans had built many fine strong places ; and now their disciples were invited to Rome , and taught the Romansthe royal art ; though their improvements were not considerable , till Marcellus triumphed in the spoils of Syracuse , upon the death of Archimedes . Becoming then a patron of arts and sciences , he employed his fellow-crafts to build at Rome his famous theatrewith
> a temple to Virtue , and another to Honour . It was not until the Romans were enabled to carry their arms into the more polished nations in the east , that they brought home a taste for sciences and elegant arts . [ A . M . 3 814 . A . R . 559 . Before Christ 190 . 3 Thus , when Scipio Asiaticus led them against Antiochus Magnus king of Syriaand took from him all the country
, west of Mount Taurus , they beheld with astonishment the beauties of the Grecian and Asiatic architecture , standing- in full splendor , which they resolved to imitate ; and continued improving , till Scipio Africanus , who had always a set of the learned attending him as