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To The Moon.
TO THE MOON .
BY BROTHER JOHN BIGG , W . M . OF TIIE MOIRA LODGE . MYSTERIOUS Planet ! as I gaze on thee . , And view thy modest lustre with delight , And fancy in thy orb I plainly see Masses of silver , pure and dazzling bright :
Or changing now , thy face I next behold Of varied forms—a but imperfect view—A sea of lava , waving molten gold , Or mountains capp'd with clouds of heavenly blue . Creative fancy shadows out thy sphere , Instinct with life , and busy moving scene ;
And oft illusion brings each object near , Till stern reality destroys the dream ! Anon , perchance the mind may humbly think Thy orb as destined for that place of bliss , Where happy souls from fountains pure may drink , And interchange the sweet seraphic kiss !
Where those we loved are gone—and from that sphere Look down in pity on our toflsome state , Or throw around our path a spirit ' s care , And for our soul in heav ' nly patience wait ! To me , ' tis earthly bliss to speculate On thy full form so lovely and so bright , 'Till wrapt in wonder at thy beautious state , I bid adieu to thee thou " Queen of Night . "
To The Editor.
TO THE EDITOR .
" SIR AND BROTHER . —In a late number of the' Cambridge Chronicle , J find it stated that the tale pf' The Mason' was taken from an anecdote originally related by the member of one of the oldest families in Cambridge , and that the parties were a Moor and an Englishman . " The editor has , I am happy to state , only confirmed another instance of the value of our Order , by the fact alluded to . The tale of
the ' Mason , ' however , was founded on an anecdote related nearly two years since by Brother Sheridan Knowles , at a dinner-party during his visit to the University , the parties really being a Russian and Frenchman . " Yours fraternally , " THE AUTHOR OF THE TALE OF ' THE MASON . ' " " Ut Dec ., 1834 . "
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To The Moon.
TO THE MOON .
BY BROTHER JOHN BIGG , W . M . OF TIIE MOIRA LODGE . MYSTERIOUS Planet ! as I gaze on thee . , And view thy modest lustre with delight , And fancy in thy orb I plainly see Masses of silver , pure and dazzling bright :
Or changing now , thy face I next behold Of varied forms—a but imperfect view—A sea of lava , waving molten gold , Or mountains capp'd with clouds of heavenly blue . Creative fancy shadows out thy sphere , Instinct with life , and busy moving scene ;
And oft illusion brings each object near , Till stern reality destroys the dream ! Anon , perchance the mind may humbly think Thy orb as destined for that place of bliss , Where happy souls from fountains pure may drink , And interchange the sweet seraphic kiss !
Where those we loved are gone—and from that sphere Look down in pity on our toflsome state , Or throw around our path a spirit ' s care , And for our soul in heav ' nly patience wait ! To me , ' tis earthly bliss to speculate On thy full form so lovely and so bright , 'Till wrapt in wonder at thy beautious state , I bid adieu to thee thou " Queen of Night . "
To The Editor.
TO THE EDITOR .
" SIR AND BROTHER . —In a late number of the' Cambridge Chronicle , J find it stated that the tale pf' The Mason' was taken from an anecdote originally related by the member of one of the oldest families in Cambridge , and that the parties were a Moor and an Englishman . " The editor has , I am happy to state , only confirmed another instance of the value of our Order , by the fact alluded to . The tale of
the ' Mason , ' however , was founded on an anecdote related nearly two years since by Brother Sheridan Knowles , at a dinner-party during his visit to the University , the parties really being a Russian and Frenchman . " Yours fraternally , " THE AUTHOR OF THE TALE OF ' THE MASON . ' " " Ut Dec ., 1834 . "