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Article THE FREEMASONS' QUARTERLY REVIEW. ← Page 4 of 8 →
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The Freemasons' Quarterly Review.
the press has thought proper to take an ultra-view of the darker side ; but to have recorded what , in all probability , the writers themselves will regret , would have been not only unjust , but ungenerous . The Masonic details about the late Grand Master are
believed to be correct , having been taken from the best sources of authority , and will be read with some interest ; and the list of a long line of Princes of the Royal House of Brunswick , who have associated under the Masonic banner , will be read with grateful remembrance of their protection .
As a Freemason , the Duke of Sussex , was the most accomplished Craftsman of his day . His knowledge of the mysteries was , as it were , intuitive ; his reading on the subject was extensive—his correspondence equally so ; and his desire to be introduced to any Brother from whose experience he could derive any information , had in it a craving that
marked his great devotion to the order . His affability was so free from affectation or condescension , that those who for the first time had the honor of an introduction to his Royal Highness , were always struck with its peculiar kindness . There was even danger in it , as we have heard many express
the words , lest they might be betrayed into a forgetfulness of social distinction—we allude to Masonic interviews ;—but there is no doubt that in every other case , also , the conduct of the Prince was ever that of a kind-hearted English gentleman . In whatever the Freemasojis' Quarterly JRevieio may have
differed with the Masonic polity of the departed Prince , it was regulated solely by a sense of honor in the investigation of subjects that affected the vital interests of the Craft . As an organ of the public press , it felt its power , and only used it for the protection of public principle . During the
short period that has elapsed , its pages have been carefully examined ; and while a sincere declaration of regret may be made , that there should have occurred any necessity for
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The Freemasons' Quarterly Review.
the press has thought proper to take an ultra-view of the darker side ; but to have recorded what , in all probability , the writers themselves will regret , would have been not only unjust , but ungenerous . The Masonic details about the late Grand Master are
believed to be correct , having been taken from the best sources of authority , and will be read with some interest ; and the list of a long line of Princes of the Royal House of Brunswick , who have associated under the Masonic banner , will be read with grateful remembrance of their protection .
As a Freemason , the Duke of Sussex , was the most accomplished Craftsman of his day . His knowledge of the mysteries was , as it were , intuitive ; his reading on the subject was extensive—his correspondence equally so ; and his desire to be introduced to any Brother from whose experience he could derive any information , had in it a craving that
marked his great devotion to the order . His affability was so free from affectation or condescension , that those who for the first time had the honor of an introduction to his Royal Highness , were always struck with its peculiar kindness . There was even danger in it , as we have heard many express
the words , lest they might be betrayed into a forgetfulness of social distinction—we allude to Masonic interviews ;—but there is no doubt that in every other case , also , the conduct of the Prince was ever that of a kind-hearted English gentleman . In whatever the Freemasojis' Quarterly JRevieio may have
differed with the Masonic polity of the departed Prince , it was regulated solely by a sense of honor in the investigation of subjects that affected the vital interests of the Craft . As an organ of the public press , it felt its power , and only used it for the protection of public principle . During the
short period that has elapsed , its pages have been carefully examined ; and while a sincere declaration of regret may be made , that there should have occurred any necessity for