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The Songs Of Masonry.
more conspicuousl y in the cause of Masonry ! Inigo Jones and Wvo . ii , stately and grand , rose up in all their dignity before my imagination the Masonic works of the latter , as has been well expressed , appearing to be rather the united efforts of a whole century than the production ' s of one man '" . Martin Folkes , the celebrated antiquary , and President of the lloyal Society ; Desagulierst , who revived the old Masonic toasts and sentiments , and conferred sundry essential benefits on the Order ; the learned Brother Martin Clave
, who revised the lectures and extended the influence of . Masonry a hundred years ago , by his judicious improvements . I saw the Masons of my own dear ' province , a noble phalanx of well-known and highly-cherished names , many of which still remain , and are ornaments to the county ; whilst others have been swept away by the irrespective stream of time . Sibthorpe and Al ' ray , Wei by Curtois and Nclthorpe ; TyrwhyttNevileCarterHalesUeckc
, , , , , Ncwcomen , Banks , Harrison , Polixfen , AValpole , Trafford , and many others , several of whom were officers of the Grand Lodge of England ; and their influence was of vast importance to Masonry at lis revival , about the beginning of the last century . At this time Masonry was in its palmy state , arisinr * out . nf fhn immte
excellence of its constitution . Anderson , who was cotempovary with the above band of Brothers , thus truly states the public feeling on this point under the date of 1722 . " Now , Masonry flourished in harmony , reputation , and numbers ; many noblemen and gentlemen of the first rank desired to be admitted into the fraternity , besides other learned men merchants , clergymen , and tradesmen , who found in a Lodge a safe and pieasant relaxation from intense study , or the hurry of business , without "
politics or party . " And again , in another place : " Now , ingenious men or all faculties and stations , being convinced that the cement of the Lodge was love and friendshi p , earnestly requested to he made Masons ; affecting tins admirable fraternity more than other societies , which are often disturbed by warm disputes . " From the science and friendship of Masonry , my active fancy took an imaginative fli ght to its poetry in which ' there is much
; , though to be proud of , we do not find that high display of talent which has been bestowed on many inferior subjects . The elements of poetic excellence are not very accurately understood , although Horace has taken some pains to explain them . Doceoo , says he , wide parent ur opes ; quid ulat formetque poetam . To constitute a poet there is one indispensable qualification , without a portion of which , even wit and judgment com-
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Songs Of Masonry.
more conspicuousl y in the cause of Masonry ! Inigo Jones and Wvo . ii , stately and grand , rose up in all their dignity before my imagination the Masonic works of the latter , as has been well expressed , appearing to be rather the united efforts of a whole century than the production ' s of one man '" . Martin Folkes , the celebrated antiquary , and President of the lloyal Society ; Desagulierst , who revived the old Masonic toasts and sentiments , and conferred sundry essential benefits on the Order ; the learned Brother Martin Clave
, who revised the lectures and extended the influence of . Masonry a hundred years ago , by his judicious improvements . I saw the Masons of my own dear ' province , a noble phalanx of well-known and highly-cherished names , many of which still remain , and are ornaments to the county ; whilst others have been swept away by the irrespective stream of time . Sibthorpe and Al ' ray , Wei by Curtois and Nclthorpe ; TyrwhyttNevileCarterHalesUeckc
, , , , , Ncwcomen , Banks , Harrison , Polixfen , AValpole , Trafford , and many others , several of whom were officers of the Grand Lodge of England ; and their influence was of vast importance to Masonry at lis revival , about the beginning of the last century . At this time Masonry was in its palmy state , arisinr * out . nf fhn immte
excellence of its constitution . Anderson , who was cotempovary with the above band of Brothers , thus truly states the public feeling on this point under the date of 1722 . " Now , Masonry flourished in harmony , reputation , and numbers ; many noblemen and gentlemen of the first rank desired to be admitted into the fraternity , besides other learned men merchants , clergymen , and tradesmen , who found in a Lodge a safe and pieasant relaxation from intense study , or the hurry of business , without "
politics or party . " And again , in another place : " Now , ingenious men or all faculties and stations , being convinced that the cement of the Lodge was love and friendshi p , earnestly requested to he made Masons ; affecting tins admirable fraternity more than other societies , which are often disturbed by warm disputes . " From the science and friendship of Masonry , my active fancy took an imaginative fli ght to its poetry in which ' there is much
; , though to be proud of , we do not find that high display of talent which has been bestowed on many inferior subjects . The elements of poetic excellence are not very accurately understood , although Horace has taken some pains to explain them . Doceoo , says he , wide parent ur opes ; quid ulat formetque poetam . To constitute a poet there is one indispensable qualification , without a portion of which , even wit and judgment com-