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Edinburgh.
the ceremonial with great solemnity and correctness , and the candidate was finall y declared to be , ancl hailed as , a Master Mason of the Craft . After the initiation , the Brethren sat down to a plentiful repast in the Cleikum Inn , St . Ronan ' s , kept by Meg Dods . After the usual Masonic toasts , the W . M . proposed " the health of the newly initiated Brother , JAMES HOGG , " and in so doing , alluded to the remarkable circumstance
of Burns having been the poet laureate of the Lodge Canongate Kilwinning , and said , that as the "Ettrick Shepherd" was universally looked upon as the successor of that immortal poet in his poetic fame , so the members had felt the greater anxiety to enrol the name of James Hogg , poet laureate of the Lodge . Mr . Hogg , in returning thanks , said , that he felt the honour which the Lodge had conferred upon him ; and although hitherto he had
resisted the invitations of many friends to join the Craft , he could not but rejoice—the ordeal past—that he had at length yielded to the solicitations of his friend Adam at his side ; that his mind was deeply impressed with the solemn moral injunctions this day received , and assured the Brethren that their travelling such a distance was deeply felt by him . The AV . M . has alluded to myself ( said the Shepherd ) as being the successor of Robert Burns ; I have fought hard for literary
my fame . The first time that it ever entered into my head to court the muses , was upon the occasion of my having heard recited the ' Cottar ' s Saturday night . ' I learned it by heart , and thought I ivould try if I could , do something like it . I have experienced great kindness from literary friends ; indeed , I will do Burns the justice to say , that he had to struggle through far greater difficulty than myself , ancl , consequently ,
is entitled to higher praise . " Brother Mackie , Secretary of the Lodge , said , this is a proud clay for the annals of Masonry , and particularly for the Lodge Canongate Kilwinning , which has had the honour of enrolling in its records the Ettrick Shepherd as a Brother Mason . While we congratulate ourselves in this auspicious event , we shoulcl not forget the name of our illustrious ancl departed Brother , Robert Burns , whose worth and
transcendant talent were onl y fully appreciated after the grave had closed over him . Allow me , without in the most remote degree attempting to depreciate the well-earned fame of our worth y Shepherd , to propose " the memory of Robert Burns , as the last Poet Laureate of this Lodge . " Brother Burns , M . D , and F . R . S ., E . I . C . S ., Bombay army , brother of the celebrated travellerbeggedbefore proceedingto a
, , , propose toast which he felt convinced ivould be received with enthusiasm by all present , to acknowledge himself a relation , though distant of the immortal Burns , anel to return his heartfelt thanks to the company for the introduction of the name of Burns on this occasion . He concluded by proposing " the health of R . AV . Master Deans , ivhose merits were so well known to the Brethren , as to require no euloarium on his nart . "
Brother Deans returned thanks , ancl proposed " tbe health of B . AV . J . Dowlin , coupled with the Sister Lodges of Ireland , '' which was received with great applause . Many other toasts were drunk , among which was "the health of Brother Professor AVilson , the friend ancl patron of the Yarrow Bard . " The Ettrick Shepherd sang some of his own sweet lays , such as "When the kyes conies hame , " pictures of rural feelings worthy of the successor of Robert Burns .
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Edinburgh.
the ceremonial with great solemnity and correctness , and the candidate was finall y declared to be , ancl hailed as , a Master Mason of the Craft . After the initiation , the Brethren sat down to a plentiful repast in the Cleikum Inn , St . Ronan ' s , kept by Meg Dods . After the usual Masonic toasts , the W . M . proposed " the health of the newly initiated Brother , JAMES HOGG , " and in so doing , alluded to the remarkable circumstance
of Burns having been the poet laureate of the Lodge Canongate Kilwinning , and said , that as the "Ettrick Shepherd" was universally looked upon as the successor of that immortal poet in his poetic fame , so the members had felt the greater anxiety to enrol the name of James Hogg , poet laureate of the Lodge . Mr . Hogg , in returning thanks , said , that he felt the honour which the Lodge had conferred upon him ; and although hitherto he had
resisted the invitations of many friends to join the Craft , he could not but rejoice—the ordeal past—that he had at length yielded to the solicitations of his friend Adam at his side ; that his mind was deeply impressed with the solemn moral injunctions this day received , and assured the Brethren that their travelling such a distance was deeply felt by him . The AV . M . has alluded to myself ( said the Shepherd ) as being the successor of Robert Burns ; I have fought hard for literary
my fame . The first time that it ever entered into my head to court the muses , was upon the occasion of my having heard recited the ' Cottar ' s Saturday night . ' I learned it by heart , and thought I ivould try if I could , do something like it . I have experienced great kindness from literary friends ; indeed , I will do Burns the justice to say , that he had to struggle through far greater difficulty than myself , ancl , consequently ,
is entitled to higher praise . " Brother Mackie , Secretary of the Lodge , said , this is a proud clay for the annals of Masonry , and particularly for the Lodge Canongate Kilwinning , which has had the honour of enrolling in its records the Ettrick Shepherd as a Brother Mason . While we congratulate ourselves in this auspicious event , we shoulcl not forget the name of our illustrious ancl departed Brother , Robert Burns , whose worth and
transcendant talent were onl y fully appreciated after the grave had closed over him . Allow me , without in the most remote degree attempting to depreciate the well-earned fame of our worth y Shepherd , to propose " the memory of Robert Burns , as the last Poet Laureate of this Lodge . " Brother Burns , M . D , and F . R . S ., E . I . C . S ., Bombay army , brother of the celebrated travellerbeggedbefore proceedingto a
, , , propose toast which he felt convinced ivould be received with enthusiasm by all present , to acknowledge himself a relation , though distant of the immortal Burns , anel to return his heartfelt thanks to the company for the introduction of the name of Burns on this occasion . He concluded by proposing " the health of R . AV . Master Deans , ivhose merits were so well known to the Brethren , as to require no euloarium on his nart . "
Brother Deans returned thanks , ancl proposed " tbe health of B . AV . J . Dowlin , coupled with the Sister Lodges of Ireland , '' which was received with great applause . Many other toasts were drunk , among which was "the health of Brother Professor AVilson , the friend ancl patron of the Yarrow Bard . " The Ettrick Shepherd sang some of his own sweet lays , such as "When the kyes conies hame , " pictures of rural feelings worthy of the successor of Robert Burns .