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The Freemason;
My wrinkled heart no more with love will burn , But man can never be too old to learn . AVhat would his hi ghness say , when next I go , To his most princely court , were he to know That I , a Mason , at his table dine ? And when my sparkling eyes so brightly shine , Like fiery comets—and when wisdom streams
From my old forehead in refulgent beams" My dearest Count , " I hear the Prince exclaim" Dear Count , your wise assistance we must claim . " Then 1 reply , ( humbly I must behave ) , That I ' m not worthy e ' en to be his slave , " Count Cockerschaffniss , " will the Prince then say , " AA ' e have dismissed our ministers this day ;
You are prime minister , so now prepare To form a cabinet your toils to share . " I then retire , the people with one voice Applaud the wisdom of their sov ' reign ' s choice ;
Each courtier hastens to congratulate The sapient ruler of affairs of state . AVhen minister , how careful I must be , To make all people feel my dignity . To one I'll'bow with court-like simpering face , And to another nod with haughty grace ; Then at a third I'll smile with gracious pride ,
But by a fourth as hastily I glide ; I'll squeeze his hand , en passant , and I'll say , "Rely on my protection from this day . " Thus shall I popularity ensure , And soon obtain it too I ' m very sure . And I shall be , long ere a month is o ' er , More liked than minister was ere before ;
Then to Count Cockerschaffniss all must bow—Oh ! would that I were a Freemason now ! ( To be continued . )
" By nurturing feelings of gratitude for every good thing which we receive at the hands of God and of his ministering good men upon earth , we acquire greater strength and peace of mind to endure the evils of this life , as well as a greater disposition to think well of , to forgive , and to assist our fellow-creatures in misfortune . " RESENTMENT . — " It is far more glorious ancl more difficult to subdue
our own resentments and to act with generosity to an adversary than to make him feel the severest effects of our vengeance . This highest act of self-denial and self-government , this conquest over our strongest passions , our Saviour and our religion require . "
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Freemason;
My wrinkled heart no more with love will burn , But man can never be too old to learn . AVhat would his hi ghness say , when next I go , To his most princely court , were he to know That I , a Mason , at his table dine ? And when my sparkling eyes so brightly shine , Like fiery comets—and when wisdom streams
From my old forehead in refulgent beams" My dearest Count , " I hear the Prince exclaim" Dear Count , your wise assistance we must claim . " Then 1 reply , ( humbly I must behave ) , That I ' m not worthy e ' en to be his slave , " Count Cockerschaffniss , " will the Prince then say , " AA ' e have dismissed our ministers this day ;
You are prime minister , so now prepare To form a cabinet your toils to share . " I then retire , the people with one voice Applaud the wisdom of their sov ' reign ' s choice ;
Each courtier hastens to congratulate The sapient ruler of affairs of state . AVhen minister , how careful I must be , To make all people feel my dignity . To one I'll'bow with court-like simpering face , And to another nod with haughty grace ; Then at a third I'll smile with gracious pride ,
But by a fourth as hastily I glide ; I'll squeeze his hand , en passant , and I'll say , "Rely on my protection from this day . " Thus shall I popularity ensure , And soon obtain it too I ' m very sure . And I shall be , long ere a month is o ' er , More liked than minister was ere before ;
Then to Count Cockerschaffniss all must bow—Oh ! would that I were a Freemason now ! ( To be continued . )
" By nurturing feelings of gratitude for every good thing which we receive at the hands of God and of his ministering good men upon earth , we acquire greater strength and peace of mind to endure the evils of this life , as well as a greater disposition to think well of , to forgive , and to assist our fellow-creatures in misfortune . " RESENTMENT . — " It is far more glorious ancl more difficult to subdue
our own resentments and to act with generosity to an adversary than to make him feel the severest effects of our vengeance . This highest act of self-denial and self-government , this conquest over our strongest passions , our Saviour and our religion require . "