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Article THE FREEMASONS' QUARTERLY REVIEW. ← Page 3 of 8 →
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The Freemasons' Quarterly Review.
We have now to record the character of this distinguished Brother in the Craft ,- and there is this difficulty in doing justice to one whose principle was unswerving , whose humanities were of such peculiar amiability as to present to mortal eye a perfect smoothness of surface . His complacency of manners was delihtful—aided by a most perfect
g sweetness of temper—perhaps constitutional—for his father and grandfather wer _ e of the same disposition which he inherited , and has left as an inheritance to the present Earl , in all respects his worthy successor . There was in Lord Zetland little vanity , but an inherent desire of pleasing ; no one could address him without feeling
an assurance that politeness was the precursor of attention , and that the nobleman was in reality a gentleman . We have had opportunities to consult with his late lordship upon Masonic affairs , and can conscientiously avow that whatever difference of opinion existed , we always left him impressed with feelings of the deepest veneration—we would almost write—regard ; nor did he lack in his earlier years the power or inclination to enjoy social conviviality ; on the
contrary , there are many jovial spirits still existing who can talk of the " olden time , " when the chairman of the quarter sessions , after labour , was among the foremost to enjoy " the feast of reason and the flow of soul . " He was of a merry and cheerful heart . In early life , when about 22 years of age , the subject of
our memoir first had the honour of the acquaintance of His Royal Highness , our present Grancl Master , then in his 16 th year . It is easy to understand , and indeed to feel , how soon an acquaintance between two such young men became l-ipened into that perfect friendship and good will which was never intruded on but by the death of the elder .
It is probable , how very probable , indeed , that the counsel , example , and pursuits of the one , some six years the elder of the other , might have predisposed the mind of the Prince to the serious consideration of the Masonic principles he was afterwards marked out by Providence to carry forward to their present brilliancy . It is remarkable that
both of these distinguished Masons were enrolled abroad , the Duke of Sussex in Berlin , and the Earl of Zetland i n Palermo ; that the hig hest honours of Masonry in time
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The Freemasons' Quarterly Review.
We have now to record the character of this distinguished Brother in the Craft ,- and there is this difficulty in doing justice to one whose principle was unswerving , whose humanities were of such peculiar amiability as to present to mortal eye a perfect smoothness of surface . His complacency of manners was delihtful—aided by a most perfect
g sweetness of temper—perhaps constitutional—for his father and grandfather wer _ e of the same disposition which he inherited , and has left as an inheritance to the present Earl , in all respects his worthy successor . There was in Lord Zetland little vanity , but an inherent desire of pleasing ; no one could address him without feeling
an assurance that politeness was the precursor of attention , and that the nobleman was in reality a gentleman . We have had opportunities to consult with his late lordship upon Masonic affairs , and can conscientiously avow that whatever difference of opinion existed , we always left him impressed with feelings of the deepest veneration—we would almost write—regard ; nor did he lack in his earlier years the power or inclination to enjoy social conviviality ; on the
contrary , there are many jovial spirits still existing who can talk of the " olden time , " when the chairman of the quarter sessions , after labour , was among the foremost to enjoy " the feast of reason and the flow of soul . " He was of a merry and cheerful heart . In early life , when about 22 years of age , the subject of
our memoir first had the honour of the acquaintance of His Royal Highness , our present Grancl Master , then in his 16 th year . It is easy to understand , and indeed to feel , how soon an acquaintance between two such young men became l-ipened into that perfect friendship and good will which was never intruded on but by the death of the elder .
It is probable , how very probable , indeed , that the counsel , example , and pursuits of the one , some six years the elder of the other , might have predisposed the mind of the Prince to the serious consideration of the Masonic principles he was afterwards marked out by Providence to carry forward to their present brilliancy . It is remarkable that
both of these distinguished Masons were enrolled abroad , the Duke of Sussex in Berlin , and the Earl of Zetland i n Palermo ; that the hig hest honours of Masonry in time