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The Freemason;
COUNT , ( alarmed . ) The courage ? ( aside . ) Lord ! how very cold I feel . ( aloud . ) No blood is to be spill'd ? BAR . Who dare reveal ? COUNT . Must I in my own blood subscribe my name To any scrolls ? BAR . My answer is the same ,
Who dare reveal ? COUNT . Is there much danger in ' t ? If you won ' t tell , at least give me a hint . BAR . An uprig ht conscience is of much avail-One ' s courage needs be great should conscience fail . COUNT . Yet many have been made—BAR And none untried .
. COUNT . Indeed ! why then I am quite satisfied . Initiation never killed a man ; Yes ! I'll be made a Mason while I can .. BAR . What ! will you dare to enter without fear The Fatal Room ?
COUNT , ( alarmed . ) Lord ! what ' s to be done there ? BAR . Enveloped in dim , funereal gloom , Darker than night , more sombre than the tomb—COUNT . Oh Lord ! how horrible—pray say no more ,. I feel more terror than I did before-BAR . Terror ! you surely don ' t already fear ? COUNT , ( resolutely . ) I'll go thro' all .
BAR . The trials are . severe . But think—when all is over , then how great The joy , you cannot now anticipate , Of being with true Brothers , whom to know Is worth all that thisvain world can bestow ; To yield this joy Freemasonry is framed . C N with fraternal love soul's inflamed !"
OUNT . OW my The Brothers are all noblemen , I . trust P . - BAB . Yes ; noble in their souls , upright . and just , Unspotted in their lives , and pure in mind ; In manners some are rough , some more refined . COUNT . But when I join you ,, you will not command A Count to shake each Mason by the hand ,
Or call Mm Brother ? If a tailor . were A member of the Lodge , sure he would ne ' er Say , Brother Cocker . schaffniss I Oh ! dear , no—One takes wine with plebeians once or so . That ' s all—The Brother never could I he Of a mere snob 1 BAR . Then give up Masonry ;
For in a Lodge , a tailor is as good As he whose veins teem with the noblest blood . COUNT . NOW , only think of our nobility ; You are a Baron , I ' m a Count BAR . Hear me ! To us a peer and peasant are the same , All titles , save of virtue , we disclaim . COUNT . Is there no way of compromising ?
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The Freemason;
COUNT , ( alarmed . ) The courage ? ( aside . ) Lord ! how very cold I feel . ( aloud . ) No blood is to be spill'd ? BAR . Who dare reveal ? COUNT . Must I in my own blood subscribe my name To any scrolls ? BAR . My answer is the same ,
Who dare reveal ? COUNT . Is there much danger in ' t ? If you won ' t tell , at least give me a hint . BAR . An uprig ht conscience is of much avail-One ' s courage needs be great should conscience fail . COUNT . Yet many have been made—BAR And none untried .
. COUNT . Indeed ! why then I am quite satisfied . Initiation never killed a man ; Yes ! I'll be made a Mason while I can .. BAR . What ! will you dare to enter without fear The Fatal Room ?
COUNT , ( alarmed . ) Lord ! what ' s to be done there ? BAR . Enveloped in dim , funereal gloom , Darker than night , more sombre than the tomb—COUNT . Oh Lord ! how horrible—pray say no more ,. I feel more terror than I did before-BAR . Terror ! you surely don ' t already fear ? COUNT , ( resolutely . ) I'll go thro' all .
BAR . The trials are . severe . But think—when all is over , then how great The joy , you cannot now anticipate , Of being with true Brothers , whom to know Is worth all that thisvain world can bestow ; To yield this joy Freemasonry is framed . C N with fraternal love soul's inflamed !"
OUNT . OW my The Brothers are all noblemen , I . trust P . - BAB . Yes ; noble in their souls , upright . and just , Unspotted in their lives , and pure in mind ; In manners some are rough , some more refined . COUNT . But when I join you ,, you will not command A Count to shake each Mason by the hand ,
Or call Mm Brother ? If a tailor . were A member of the Lodge , sure he would ne ' er Say , Brother Cocker . schaffniss I Oh ! dear , no—One takes wine with plebeians once or so . That ' s all—The Brother never could I he Of a mere snob 1 BAR . Then give up Masonry ;
For in a Lodge , a tailor is as good As he whose veins teem with the noblest blood . COUNT . NOW , only think of our nobility ; You are a Baron , I ' m a Count BAR . Hear me ! To us a peer and peasant are the same , All titles , save of virtue , we disclaim . COUNT . Is there no way of compromising ?