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On Freemasonry.
Nineveh , whose circumference was GO miles , * surrounded with walls 200 feet high . Wh y need I mention Balbec and Palmyra , majestic even in their ruins ; f the Labyrinths of Egypt , J Crete , and Lemnos ; or the marble glories of Athens . My present design has a more particular reference to individual productions—temples , and obelisks , and
statues , which mark the genius , and perpetuate the memory of eminent Brethren ; while they throw a halo of glory over the science of which they form such brilliant and permanent illustrations . Of this kind is the famous cenotaph erected by the joint exertions of four celebrated Masons , whose names are
Scopas , Leochares , Timotheus , and Briax , at Halicarnassus , for Mausolus , King of Caria , as a monument of the posthumous affection of his widow . It was in length , from north to south , 63 cubits , in circuit 411 feet , and in heig ht 140 feet ; surrounded with 136 columns of most admirable sculpture ; aud the fronts , east and west , had arches 73 feet
wide , with a pyramid on the side wall , ending in a pointed broach , on which was a coach with four horses , of one marble stone . The royal art was so munificently encouraged , and the Craft rewarded with such abundant honours , as to excite emulation amongst the Brethren , which produced many
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
On Freemasonry.
Nineveh , whose circumference was GO miles , * surrounded with walls 200 feet high . Wh y need I mention Balbec and Palmyra , majestic even in their ruins ; f the Labyrinths of Egypt , J Crete , and Lemnos ; or the marble glories of Athens . My present design has a more particular reference to individual productions—temples , and obelisks , and
statues , which mark the genius , and perpetuate the memory of eminent Brethren ; while they throw a halo of glory over the science of which they form such brilliant and permanent illustrations . Of this kind is the famous cenotaph erected by the joint exertions of four celebrated Masons , whose names are
Scopas , Leochares , Timotheus , and Briax , at Halicarnassus , for Mausolus , King of Caria , as a monument of the posthumous affection of his widow . It was in length , from north to south , 63 cubits , in circuit 411 feet , and in heig ht 140 feet ; surrounded with 136 columns of most admirable sculpture ; aud the fronts , east and west , had arches 73 feet
wide , with a pyramid on the side wall , ending in a pointed broach , on which was a coach with four horses , of one marble stone . The royal art was so munificently encouraged , and the Craft rewarded with such abundant honours , as to excite emulation amongst the Brethren , which produced many