-
Articles/Ads
Article THE FREEMASON; Page 1 of 10 →
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Freemason;
THE FREEMASON ;
A DRAMATIC SKETCH IN ONE ACT , IiY VERSE . Imitated from the German . ( Continued from p . SOS . ) SCENE VI .
THE BARON . THE COUNT . BAR . M y Lord . ' COUNT , ( aside . ) It is the Baron ' s voice I hear . ( aloud . ) Baron , you never were so welcome here . A furious tumult rages in my breast , And you alone , by granting one request , easilsubdue it
Can y , and you will With joy and happiness my old heart fill . BAB . If in my pow ' r COUNT . It is ; for you ' re a sage , You are among the wise ones of fMs age . BAR . You ' re joking , Count . COUNT . Indeed I ' notBut
m . prav Sear my request . You hold a Lodge to-day , " And I am quite determined—BAR . ( aside . ) Oh ! I see—COUNT . TO join the Order of Freemasonry . BAR . SO tMs is your request ?
COUNT . It is , my lord ; freemasonry alone can now afford That peaceof mind and comfort , which have fled Since Masonry first came into my head . Tor I , Count Cockerschaffniss though I be , Am almost dead—from curiosity . BAR . 1 very much regret to hear it , Count , It is obstacle
an you can ' t surmount ; It was the fatal cause of Adam ' s fall , To us ' tis hateful—COUNT , ( aside . ) That ' s the dev'l and all . BAR . Shall curiosity approach the li ght ? Ignoble vice ! we scourge it back to-night . COUNT . Pray hear meBaron ! When I said
, just now 1 hat I was curious—bless my soul ! I vow That I mistook—for in my noble mind No such ignoble vices can I find ; From tMs great obstacle at least I ' m free , For Truth alone I seek Freemasonry . BAR . Since it is so , my lord , I tMnk I might Propose you as a candidate to-ni ght ; But firstit is
, my duty to inquire , Have you the courage which we may require ?
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Freemason;
THE FREEMASON ;
A DRAMATIC SKETCH IN ONE ACT , IiY VERSE . Imitated from the German . ( Continued from p . SOS . ) SCENE VI .
THE BARON . THE COUNT . BAR . M y Lord . ' COUNT , ( aside . ) It is the Baron ' s voice I hear . ( aloud . ) Baron , you never were so welcome here . A furious tumult rages in my breast , And you alone , by granting one request , easilsubdue it
Can y , and you will With joy and happiness my old heart fill . BAB . If in my pow ' r COUNT . It is ; for you ' re a sage , You are among the wise ones of fMs age . BAR . You ' re joking , Count . COUNT . Indeed I ' notBut
m . prav Sear my request . You hold a Lodge to-day , " And I am quite determined—BAR . ( aside . ) Oh ! I see—COUNT . TO join the Order of Freemasonry . BAR . SO tMs is your request ?
COUNT . It is , my lord ; freemasonry alone can now afford That peaceof mind and comfort , which have fled Since Masonry first came into my head . Tor I , Count Cockerschaffniss though I be , Am almost dead—from curiosity . BAR . 1 very much regret to hear it , Count , It is obstacle
an you can ' t surmount ; It was the fatal cause of Adam ' s fall , To us ' tis hateful—COUNT , ( aside . ) That ' s the dev'l and all . BAR . Shall curiosity approach the li ght ? Ignoble vice ! we scourge it back to-night . COUNT . Pray hear meBaron ! When I said
, just now 1 hat I was curious—bless my soul ! I vow That I mistook—for in my noble mind No such ignoble vices can I find ; From tMs great obstacle at least I ' m free , For Truth alone I seek Freemasonry . BAR . Since it is so , my lord , I tMnk I might Propose you as a candidate to-ni ght ; But firstit is
, my duty to inquire , Have you the courage which we may require ?