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Freemason's' Quarterly Review.
Bath Chronicle . —Tlrs is a publication entitled not only to thc support ofthe craft , but to thc patronage of thc literary world in general . It is written with considerable spirit , force , aud judgment , and it is well calculated to amuse as well as to instruct . Its exterior character is attractive : in short , it presents all the requisites for making it a favourite with the reading public . Bath Journal . — "We have an addition to our periodical literature , and of such talent , as will find with many a welcome reception . Fulfilling the promise of the title , the editor gives us a copious supply of masonic intelligence ; but renders his book by no means deficient in
matters of general interest—political , scientific , literary , & c . Bath and Cheltenham Gazette . —The appearance of this new work adds another to the list of proofs , that our national appetite for literature continues unabated . Folloiving the example of many . large and influential bodies of people , the Freemasons propose to have a magazine of their own , and the present number is the auspicious and promising commence- " ment of the undertaking . Bath Herald . —It is well known * that there are many subjects upon which the venerable order of free and accepted Masons , with all the solemn and impenetrable secrecy which
distinguishes it , can openly commune . There are many operations , also , with which the whole Craft require to be made acquainted , and a medium has at length been adapted by the establishment of this Review , which is calculated to effect this in the most complete , satis / actoryt and entertaining form . Bristol Gazette . — " The Craft" alone seems to he unrepresented in the great witenagemot , or parliament of literature . To remedy this defect , " The Freemasons Quarterly Review '* has emerged from " darkness to light" As it has but just now fallen into our hands , we have been able only to cast an eye over ithut from what we observeit will be " a moveable
, , jewel , " and , with a little graveling , will in a short time become " a perfect Ashler . " The brotherhood will understand us . Bristol Mirrot\—We hail with great pleasure the appearance of a work which has long been a desideratum . The clergyman—the lawyer—the doctor—the sailor—the soldier—even the operative , has long been in possession of an exclusive publication , by which , as upon a
modern rail-road , there is a quick conveyance of opinion and of knowledge * in fact , a beneficial interchange of commodities in tbe several professions and callings . Brighton Guardian . —Amongst other new publications which have lately come before us , is one bearing the above title , which will doubtless prove highly acceptable to the " brethren of the mystic tie . " It is got up very neatly , and of course is principally devoted to Masonic subjects and intelligence . An interesting article on " The Trappists " co 2 itaitis some curious specimens of the religious poetry of these ascetics . Dubin Morning Register . " — " The Freemasons' Quarterly Review . " We have received the first number of this periodical , the object of which is fully described in its preface .
From the manner in which the Review is conducted , it is well calculated to attain the objects of its projectors , and there can be no doubt that its popularity with the uninitiated will be greatly increased if it affords them similar amusement and entertainment as maybe found concentrated in the well-told tale of " The Mason , " and " The Trappists . " Gloucestershire Chronicle . —That so large and influential a body as that ofthe Freemasons should have remained without either organ to develop its principles or medium to communicate generally with its members , must be a matter of surprise andadmitted to be a deficiency . Its inconvenience has been felt , and an effort is now made to obviate it in the establishment
of a Quarterly Review , pledged to its principles and devoted to its interests . Henceforth this miscellany is to trace , amid the billows of centuries and the wrecks of nations , the rise , progress , and purposes of ancient Freemasonry—to investigate masonic literature , that curious relic of times past but now a dead letter to the world—to become an archive , wherein shall be recorded whatever may most interest or affect the brethren ; an arena upon which the prejudices of the world against the noble science shall be fairly arraigned to be fully dissipated , ¦ whilst its simplicity , truth , and beauty , aie triumphantly established . But whilst thus faithful to its mission and true to its principles , it will combine all that extraneous information
, whether relating to the drama , fine and useful arts , home and foreign intelligence , which so much add to the interest of other periodicals—but this without a touch or taint of party spirit or private feeling so dissonant to the principles , so opposed to the practice of enlightened Freemasonry . Before wc close our short notice of this new accession to the strength and numbers of the Quarterlies of the dav , we cannot refrain from expressing our satisfaction of
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Freemason's' Quarterly Review.
Bath Chronicle . —Tlrs is a publication entitled not only to thc support ofthe craft , but to thc patronage of thc literary world in general . It is written with considerable spirit , force , aud judgment , and it is well calculated to amuse as well as to instruct . Its exterior character is attractive : in short , it presents all the requisites for making it a favourite with the reading public . Bath Journal . — "We have an addition to our periodical literature , and of such talent , as will find with many a welcome reception . Fulfilling the promise of the title , the editor gives us a copious supply of masonic intelligence ; but renders his book by no means deficient in
matters of general interest—political , scientific , literary , & c . Bath and Cheltenham Gazette . —The appearance of this new work adds another to the list of proofs , that our national appetite for literature continues unabated . Folloiving the example of many . large and influential bodies of people , the Freemasons propose to have a magazine of their own , and the present number is the auspicious and promising commence- " ment of the undertaking . Bath Herald . —It is well known * that there are many subjects upon which the venerable order of free and accepted Masons , with all the solemn and impenetrable secrecy which
distinguishes it , can openly commune . There are many operations , also , with which the whole Craft require to be made acquainted , and a medium has at length been adapted by the establishment of this Review , which is calculated to effect this in the most complete , satis / actoryt and entertaining form . Bristol Gazette . — " The Craft" alone seems to he unrepresented in the great witenagemot , or parliament of literature . To remedy this defect , " The Freemasons Quarterly Review '* has emerged from " darkness to light" As it has but just now fallen into our hands , we have been able only to cast an eye over ithut from what we observeit will be " a moveable
, , jewel , " and , with a little graveling , will in a short time become " a perfect Ashler . " The brotherhood will understand us . Bristol Mirrot\—We hail with great pleasure the appearance of a work which has long been a desideratum . The clergyman—the lawyer—the doctor—the sailor—the soldier—even the operative , has long been in possession of an exclusive publication , by which , as upon a
modern rail-road , there is a quick conveyance of opinion and of knowledge * in fact , a beneficial interchange of commodities in tbe several professions and callings . Brighton Guardian . —Amongst other new publications which have lately come before us , is one bearing the above title , which will doubtless prove highly acceptable to the " brethren of the mystic tie . " It is got up very neatly , and of course is principally devoted to Masonic subjects and intelligence . An interesting article on " The Trappists " co 2 itaitis some curious specimens of the religious poetry of these ascetics . Dubin Morning Register . " — " The Freemasons' Quarterly Review . " We have received the first number of this periodical , the object of which is fully described in its preface .
From the manner in which the Review is conducted , it is well calculated to attain the objects of its projectors , and there can be no doubt that its popularity with the uninitiated will be greatly increased if it affords them similar amusement and entertainment as maybe found concentrated in the well-told tale of " The Mason , " and " The Trappists . " Gloucestershire Chronicle . —That so large and influential a body as that ofthe Freemasons should have remained without either organ to develop its principles or medium to communicate generally with its members , must be a matter of surprise andadmitted to be a deficiency . Its inconvenience has been felt , and an effort is now made to obviate it in the establishment
of a Quarterly Review , pledged to its principles and devoted to its interests . Henceforth this miscellany is to trace , amid the billows of centuries and the wrecks of nations , the rise , progress , and purposes of ancient Freemasonry—to investigate masonic literature , that curious relic of times past but now a dead letter to the world—to become an archive , wherein shall be recorded whatever may most interest or affect the brethren ; an arena upon which the prejudices of the world against the noble science shall be fairly arraigned to be fully dissipated , ¦ whilst its simplicity , truth , and beauty , aie triumphantly established . But whilst thus faithful to its mission and true to its principles , it will combine all that extraneous information
, whether relating to the drama , fine and useful arts , home and foreign intelligence , which so much add to the interest of other periodicals—but this without a touch or taint of party spirit or private feeling so dissonant to the principles , so opposed to the practice of enlightened Freemasonry . Before wc close our short notice of this new accession to the strength and numbers of the Quarterlies of the dav , we cannot refrain from expressing our satisfaction of