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The Freemason;
At first , ' tis useless—for man heeds her not , But she , still silent , stands in the same spot ; Man seems all her endeavours to defy , And to be moved neither by tear or sigh ; Woman despairs not—and proud man soon hears The heavy sigh , and sees the falling tears . When he beholds her cheeks with tears bedewed
, He hesitates—begs pardon—is subdued But hold ! Suppose the Baron should resist And conquer me , must I then still persist ? And if the Baron all my arts withstand , Must I then angrily refuse my hand ? Ah ! no ! I could not- —for I plainly see It could not rieve him more than ' twould grieve
g me . Yet I will try all that I can to find This secret out , which harasses my mind . I tMnk I hear his footsteps—Yes , ' tis he ; Now for the secret of Freemasonry .
SCENE IX . CAROLINE . THE BARON . BAR . ( presenting some flowers to CAROLINE . ) Fairest ! accept these emblems of the Spring , Which as a tribute to your charms I bring . coldl
CAR . ( y . ) Why mention Spring , my lord , wMch nothing can Resemble less than does the heart of man ; Spring makes all flowers shoot , and bud , and bloom , But man condemns all to a dreary gloom ; E ' en the sun ' s rays which to all fife impart , Seem to be powerless on man ' s cold heart . Then
BAR . you more pow ' r than Phoebus' rays possess , for e en a man ' s cold heart you ' ve pow ' r to bless . CAR . Such words sound well , indeed , but do not prove I hat your heart for me ever has felt love ; For if you loved me , nought should you conceal , 1 o rne you should each secret thought reveal , NotMng should be withheld—No
woman can Love a reserved , proud , or mysterious man . BAR . Well ! every thing I know may now be told , With one exception , which I must withhold . > rS ? ' 0 n me ' tis vain y ° m natt ' ry to bestow , Tis that exception that I wish to know . Yes ! you may call it folly , if you please , Or curiosity won ' t
, you appease Or say it is that passion you despise , Which drove the human race from Paradise . lam resolved , whate ' er the cost may be , To know the secrets of Freemasonry . BAR . What ! though our laws command us to conceal 1 ne secrets you request me to reveal ?
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Freemason;
At first , ' tis useless—for man heeds her not , But she , still silent , stands in the same spot ; Man seems all her endeavours to defy , And to be moved neither by tear or sigh ; Woman despairs not—and proud man soon hears The heavy sigh , and sees the falling tears . When he beholds her cheeks with tears bedewed
, He hesitates—begs pardon—is subdued But hold ! Suppose the Baron should resist And conquer me , must I then still persist ? And if the Baron all my arts withstand , Must I then angrily refuse my hand ? Ah ! no ! I could not- —for I plainly see It could not rieve him more than ' twould grieve
g me . Yet I will try all that I can to find This secret out , which harasses my mind . I tMnk I hear his footsteps—Yes , ' tis he ; Now for the secret of Freemasonry .
SCENE IX . CAROLINE . THE BARON . BAR . ( presenting some flowers to CAROLINE . ) Fairest ! accept these emblems of the Spring , Which as a tribute to your charms I bring . coldl
CAR . ( y . ) Why mention Spring , my lord , wMch nothing can Resemble less than does the heart of man ; Spring makes all flowers shoot , and bud , and bloom , But man condemns all to a dreary gloom ; E ' en the sun ' s rays which to all fife impart , Seem to be powerless on man ' s cold heart . Then
BAR . you more pow ' r than Phoebus' rays possess , for e en a man ' s cold heart you ' ve pow ' r to bless . CAR . Such words sound well , indeed , but do not prove I hat your heart for me ever has felt love ; For if you loved me , nought should you conceal , 1 o rne you should each secret thought reveal , NotMng should be withheld—No
woman can Love a reserved , proud , or mysterious man . BAR . Well ! every thing I know may now be told , With one exception , which I must withhold . > rS ? ' 0 n me ' tis vain y ° m natt ' ry to bestow , Tis that exception that I wish to know . Yes ! you may call it folly , if you please , Or curiosity won ' t
, you appease Or say it is that passion you despise , Which drove the human race from Paradise . lam resolved , whate ' er the cost may be , To know the secrets of Freemasonry . BAR . What ! though our laws command us to conceal 1 ne secrets you request me to reveal ?