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Article THE SONGS OF MASONRY. ← Page 7 of 13 →
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The Songs Of Masonry.
" We have no idle prating Of either Whig or Tory ; But each agrees To live at ease , Ancl sing or tell a story . CHORUS .
" Fill to him To the brim , Let it round the table roll ; The divine Tells us , wine Cheers the body and the soul . " We will be men of pleasure
, Despising pride ancl party ; ' Whilst knaves and fools Prescribe us rules , We are sincere and hearty . Cho . Fill to him , & c .
" If any are so foolish To whine for courtiers' favour , We'll bind him o ' er To drink no more Till he has a better savour . Cho . Fill to him , & c . " If an accepted Masoh
Should talk of high or low church , We'll set him down A shallow clown , As understanding no church . Cho . Fill to iiim , & c . " The world is all in darkness ;
About ns they conjecture ; But little think A song ancl drink Succeed the Master ' s lecture . Cho . Fill to him , & c . " Then , landlordbring a hogshead
, , And in the corner place it ; Till it rebound "With hollow sound Each Mason here will face it . Cho . Fill to him , & c . "
Those days have happily passed away . Toping propensities have been exchanged for the more stirring pursuits of science ; and the Brethren now appear unanimous in their determination to support tho ( Irder with wisdom , strength , ancl beauty ; and to adorn it by the practice of every moral and social virtue . Crescit . occulta velut arbor eevo . But let it not be considered that I am so fastidious as to object to Ma-
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Songs Of Masonry.
" We have no idle prating Of either Whig or Tory ; But each agrees To live at ease , Ancl sing or tell a story . CHORUS .
" Fill to him To the brim , Let it round the table roll ; The divine Tells us , wine Cheers the body and the soul . " We will be men of pleasure
, Despising pride ancl party ; ' Whilst knaves and fools Prescribe us rules , We are sincere and hearty . Cho . Fill to him , & c .
" If any are so foolish To whine for courtiers' favour , We'll bind him o ' er To drink no more Till he has a better savour . Cho . Fill to him , & c . " If an accepted Masoh
Should talk of high or low church , We'll set him down A shallow clown , As understanding no church . Cho . Fill to iiim , & c . " The world is all in darkness ;
About ns they conjecture ; But little think A song ancl drink Succeed the Master ' s lecture . Cho . Fill to him , & c . " Then , landlordbring a hogshead
, , And in the corner place it ; Till it rebound "With hollow sound Each Mason here will face it . Cho . Fill to him , & c . "
Those days have happily passed away . Toping propensities have been exchanged for the more stirring pursuits of science ; and the Brethren now appear unanimous in their determination to support tho ( Irder with wisdom , strength , ancl beauty ; and to adorn it by the practice of every moral and social virtue . Crescit . occulta velut arbor eevo . But let it not be considered that I am so fastidious as to object to Ma-