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Freemasons' Quarterly Review.
. - ! ,,,. . _ At first sight we expected to find some mystical writing , interesting to the order alone . We lu . vc l . ecn agn cably disappointed . Tile articles on Freemasonry are so agreeable as to prove equally interesting to the general reader , who will , in this Review , find some well written , if not elegant , tales in prose and verse . This Quarterly deserves that success which tho fraternity are morally bound to ensure . Hell's Messenger . —Amongst the many periodicals which are almost daily issuing from the press , we have t »» notice a work devoted to Freemasonry . It contains many interesting articles , and we have no doubt will prove an amusing treat to the general reader , as well as to those to whom it is more particularly dedicated . It is our duty to add , that this work is exceedingly well got up , and the masonic intelligence of tlie
quarter must be full of interest to the several chapters mid brethren of tho lodges throughout the kingdom . \ en , Hell ' s Messenger . —Well , there does appear to have been a desideratum in periodical literature , unknown to us before , which the work upon our table promises fully to supply . Why ought not the Freemasons to have a Review of tlieir own ? They are , both in numbers ami importance , able to support such a publication , and we are inclined to think that success will crown the exei tions of the spirited conductors of this . It contains a great variety of intelligence of interest to every Mason , and some literary articles of merit .
CViiH- * Journal—The Freemasons' Quarterly rivals the most successful periodicals of the day : it is interesting not only to the masonic brotherhood , but also to the whole . catling world , for among its Aaluable information there are literary articles of excellence . Weekly Dispatch . —This attempt is worthy the importance and extent of an Order whose general proceedings are conducted with such secrecy that little lias transpired hut their acknowledged union and charitable regulations . The work proposes to treat upon those general principles by which the support of the fraternity over the whole world is to be propitia ' ed , and enters into an examination of Freemasonry from the earliest data to the present era . Interesting anecdotes are introduced , and there arc several
poetical articles which exhibit a cultivated and superior taste . The intelligent reatler , who may not be a M ason , will appreciate the general interest which a perusal of the Review must naturally create ; but the Freemason will gladden at the details of the craft , which are now , for the first time brought to public view . This publication will , if we are not mistaken , make many proselytes to the Order , by removing the prejudices of lhe sceptic , while it tends to confirm the union of the brethren by an honourable appeal to their understandings . Sunday Herald . —The want of such a work has long been felt by " the brethren , " All the advantages expected from a like publication are more than met in the Review before us ; which cannot hut be most wi Iconic as well to the old and learned Mason , as to the veriest tyro in the " craft . " The professed object of the work is " to disabuse the world—to destroy this mental poison [ i . e . the ignorant prejudices against the craft ] , and by advancing the interests of Freemasonry , to advance the interests of mankind . "
Sunday Times . —This work will command the attention ofthe vast fraternity whose mtere-ts it » ngages to uphold . We are surprised to find so much agreeable variety accumulated on the same subject . Some of the matter is very curious , approaching almost to a disclosure of the secrets of the ' prison hou . ic . '' The News —• ' Another , and another , and another 1 " we are tempted to exclaim on seeing the novelties in periodical literature which press upon us . " Come like shadows , so depart , " may he said of most of them ; but not so , we both hope and believe , of the present . True , it is devoted to one class , Masonic brethren ; but so have been some of our most prosperous modern attempts of the sort All that may be . old of the proceedings of the Masonic Society is here given , with lighter articles , such as tales , poel ry , & c .
This deserves the support of all who prefer virtue to its opposite , and love man because he is a brother . There is a great fund of facts which the Lodges , throughout the united kingdom , ought to possess in a less perishable form than merely tradition . Weekly True Sim . —This spirited periodical promises well for the objects it professes to support . It has often struck us that something was wanted in the Order itself as a medium of public communicationw Inch this review will admirably supply . It is surprisingly well got up : it contains tlie happiest allusions lo the principles of Freemasonry , and is sufficiently general to interest every intelligent reader—while to the practical Freemason it seems to us to be indispensable .
Satirist . —This Review promises to be at once a useful and an interesting periodical . To the fraternity of Masons such a work must prove most acceptable . It will afford the facilities of communication between tbe brethren , and if conducted , as we have reason to believe it will be , with talent and energy , there can be no doubt of its utility , aud less of its success . Our female readers should take an occasional peep into it . Town . —The appearance of a periodical of this nature is quite a novelty in tho literary world . It had long been a matter of astonishment that a society so ancient , numerous , and respectable as that of the Freemasons , should not have originated some publication through which to diffuse its opinions , and icprcscnt in a true light its objects . This has now , we think , been successfully done .
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Freemasons' Quarterly Review.
. - ! ,,,. . _ At first sight we expected to find some mystical writing , interesting to the order alone . We lu . vc l . ecn agn cably disappointed . Tile articles on Freemasonry are so agreeable as to prove equally interesting to the general reader , who will , in this Review , find some well written , if not elegant , tales in prose and verse . This Quarterly deserves that success which tho fraternity are morally bound to ensure . Hell's Messenger . —Amongst the many periodicals which are almost daily issuing from the press , we have t »» notice a work devoted to Freemasonry . It contains many interesting articles , and we have no doubt will prove an amusing treat to the general reader , as well as to those to whom it is more particularly dedicated . It is our duty to add , that this work is exceedingly well got up , and the masonic intelligence of tlie
quarter must be full of interest to the several chapters mid brethren of tho lodges throughout the kingdom . \ en , Hell ' s Messenger . —Well , there does appear to have been a desideratum in periodical literature , unknown to us before , which the work upon our table promises fully to supply . Why ought not the Freemasons to have a Review of tlieir own ? They are , both in numbers ami importance , able to support such a publication , and we are inclined to think that success will crown the exei tions of the spirited conductors of this . It contains a great variety of intelligence of interest to every Mason , and some literary articles of merit .
CViiH- * Journal—The Freemasons' Quarterly rivals the most successful periodicals of the day : it is interesting not only to the masonic brotherhood , but also to the whole . catling world , for among its Aaluable information there are literary articles of excellence . Weekly Dispatch . —This attempt is worthy the importance and extent of an Order whose general proceedings are conducted with such secrecy that little lias transpired hut their acknowledged union and charitable regulations . The work proposes to treat upon those general principles by which the support of the fraternity over the whole world is to be propitia ' ed , and enters into an examination of Freemasonry from the earliest data to the present era . Interesting anecdotes are introduced , and there arc several
poetical articles which exhibit a cultivated and superior taste . The intelligent reatler , who may not be a M ason , will appreciate the general interest which a perusal of the Review must naturally create ; but the Freemason will gladden at the details of the craft , which are now , for the first time brought to public view . This publication will , if we are not mistaken , make many proselytes to the Order , by removing the prejudices of lhe sceptic , while it tends to confirm the union of the brethren by an honourable appeal to their understandings . Sunday Herald . —The want of such a work has long been felt by " the brethren , " All the advantages expected from a like publication are more than met in the Review before us ; which cannot hut be most wi Iconic as well to the old and learned Mason , as to the veriest tyro in the " craft . " The professed object of the work is " to disabuse the world—to destroy this mental poison [ i . e . the ignorant prejudices against the craft ] , and by advancing the interests of Freemasonry , to advance the interests of mankind . "
Sunday Times . —This work will command the attention ofthe vast fraternity whose mtere-ts it » ngages to uphold . We are surprised to find so much agreeable variety accumulated on the same subject . Some of the matter is very curious , approaching almost to a disclosure of the secrets of the ' prison hou . ic . '' The News —• ' Another , and another , and another 1 " we are tempted to exclaim on seeing the novelties in periodical literature which press upon us . " Come like shadows , so depart , " may he said of most of them ; but not so , we both hope and believe , of the present . True , it is devoted to one class , Masonic brethren ; but so have been some of our most prosperous modern attempts of the sort All that may be . old of the proceedings of the Masonic Society is here given , with lighter articles , such as tales , poel ry , & c .
This deserves the support of all who prefer virtue to its opposite , and love man because he is a brother . There is a great fund of facts which the Lodges , throughout the united kingdom , ought to possess in a less perishable form than merely tradition . Weekly True Sim . —This spirited periodical promises well for the objects it professes to support . It has often struck us that something was wanted in the Order itself as a medium of public communicationw Inch this review will admirably supply . It is surprisingly well got up : it contains tlie happiest allusions lo the principles of Freemasonry , and is sufficiently general to interest every intelligent reader—while to the practical Freemason it seems to us to be indispensable .
Satirist . —This Review promises to be at once a useful and an interesting periodical . To the fraternity of Masons such a work must prove most acceptable . It will afford the facilities of communication between tbe brethren , and if conducted , as we have reason to believe it will be , with talent and energy , there can be no doubt of its utility , aud less of its success . Our female readers should take an occasional peep into it . Town . —The appearance of a periodical of this nature is quite a novelty in tho literary world . It had long been a matter of astonishment that a society so ancient , numerous , and respectable as that of the Freemasons , should not have originated some publication through which to diffuse its opinions , and icprcscnt in a true light its objects . This has now , we think , been successfully done .