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Poetry.
POETRY .
A DREAM ABOUT LINCOLNSHIRE MASONRY . I SEE the long procession pass In robes of purple , dight with gold , And feel like those who gazed , alas ! On that cortiye we read of old , Where Brutus' bust could find no place ,
Though noblest Roman of Rome ' s race . Can those who triumph there dare say , In all their port of present pride , As marshalled in the long array , Prancing and gay they smiling ride , Thus , wearing undeserved gold ,
They feel not as did some of old . Say , better he , or better they , — The cow ' ring slaves whom there we find , Or he who from that rank away Is in our hearts for ever shrined—Because of laurels fairly won As Masonry ' s enlighten'd son . May , 1842 . THE SQUARE OF SEVEN .
The Generous One.
THE GENEROUS ONE .
IN HUMBLE IMITATION OF GOLDSMITH . I ' give thee gold and silver , dear , v And gems of regal price ; I ' 11 give thee , for thy dwelling-place , A princely edifice ; I ' 11 ive thee acresnumberless .
g , Of ever-verdant land ; I ' 11 give thee countless flocks to feed , And servants to command ; I ' 11 give thee , dear , an equipage The peerless to outvie ; I ' 11 give thee raiment , rich and rare , For which a miht sih
queen g g ; I ' 11 give thee all thy heart ' s desire—A life of joy to live ; I ' 11 give thee—to the devil , dear , For I ' ve no more to give ! J . L . S . VOL . IX . z
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Poetry.
POETRY .
A DREAM ABOUT LINCOLNSHIRE MASONRY . I SEE the long procession pass In robes of purple , dight with gold , And feel like those who gazed , alas ! On that cortiye we read of old , Where Brutus' bust could find no place ,
Though noblest Roman of Rome ' s race . Can those who triumph there dare say , In all their port of present pride , As marshalled in the long array , Prancing and gay they smiling ride , Thus , wearing undeserved gold ,
They feel not as did some of old . Say , better he , or better they , — The cow ' ring slaves whom there we find , Or he who from that rank away Is in our hearts for ever shrined—Because of laurels fairly won As Masonry ' s enlighten'd son . May , 1842 . THE SQUARE OF SEVEN .
The Generous One.
THE GENEROUS ONE .
IN HUMBLE IMITATION OF GOLDSMITH . I ' give thee gold and silver , dear , v And gems of regal price ; I ' 11 give thee , for thy dwelling-place , A princely edifice ; I ' 11 ive thee acresnumberless .
g , Of ever-verdant land ; I ' 11 give thee countless flocks to feed , And servants to command ; I ' 11 give thee , dear , an equipage The peerless to outvie ; I ' 11 give thee raiment , rich and rare , For which a miht sih
queen g g ; I ' 11 give thee all thy heart ' s desire—A life of joy to live ; I ' 11 give thee—to the devil , dear , For I ' ve no more to give ! J . L . S . VOL . IX . z