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Article THE DECAYED FREEMASON. ← Page 2 of 2 Article AN INVITATION. Page 1 of 2 →
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The Decayed Freemason.
But , shame upon Freemasonry , Of which he was a chief , That kind old man—that good old man-Although his time be brief , Without a hand to succour him—Without a friend to save—Goes begging through this barren world
A pittance to the grave ! O ! Brethren , for such help less men , We should assistance raise , And soothe , and cheer , and shelter them , In their declining clays JAye , we should an Asylum build—With wide and open door—That Nature ' s silent eloquence Up braid us may no more ! Man , 1838 .
An Invitation.
AN INVITATION .
TO G . IIMO . KEY . ESQ . ill . R . I . P . M . NO . 21 . COME , Brother George , and blow a cloud '"' (> f some most choice and mild Returns ; The cii cling smoke is sorrow ' s shroud , At care the happy smoker spurns-Come , and take the vacant chair ,
Come , our guileless mirth to share I love to see the smoke ascend In rolling wreaths above the bowl ; It brings blue-devils to an end , And soon drives sadness from the soul—Hail , Tobacco ! med ' cine kind ,
Welcome to the morbid mind . AVhen threaten'd by the fiend Despair , When harass'd hy severe distress , Smoking dispels the gloom of care , And decks our thoughts in cheerful dress—If to reason you ' re inclined , Smoking will assist the mind .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Decayed Freemason.
But , shame upon Freemasonry , Of which he was a chief , That kind old man—that good old man-Although his time be brief , Without a hand to succour him—Without a friend to save—Goes begging through this barren world
A pittance to the grave ! O ! Brethren , for such help less men , We should assistance raise , And soothe , and cheer , and shelter them , In their declining clays JAye , we should an Asylum build—With wide and open door—That Nature ' s silent eloquence Up braid us may no more ! Man , 1838 .
An Invitation.
AN INVITATION .
TO G . IIMO . KEY . ESQ . ill . R . I . P . M . NO . 21 . COME , Brother George , and blow a cloud '"' (> f some most choice and mild Returns ; The cii cling smoke is sorrow ' s shroud , At care the happy smoker spurns-Come , and take the vacant chair ,
Come , our guileless mirth to share I love to see the smoke ascend In rolling wreaths above the bowl ; It brings blue-devils to an end , And soon drives sadness from the soul—Hail , Tobacco ! med ' cine kind ,
Welcome to the morbid mind . AVhen threaten'd by the fiend Despair , When harass'd hy severe distress , Smoking dispels the gloom of care , And decks our thoughts in cheerful dress—If to reason you ' re inclined , Smoking will assist the mind .