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The Freemason;
Is not this worthy all our toils and pains ? This once acquired , what happiness remains ? So , dearest Caroline , reject not now The man who dares not break a solemn vow ; For could I yield , you would yourself disdain The man who basely sought your heart to gain ; And he who has to Masonry been true
, Will also be most faithful , love , to you . Then hear me , dearest ; earnestly I pray , Continue not my anguish by delay ; Love has its secret words and tokens too , Which should no longer be unknown to you . Let me impart those words and signs of bliss . CAR . The word is
BAR . YESCAR The token is BAR ' . A ias * CAR . YOU must not think that curiosity E ' er had , my lord , so firm a hold in me , That I at once could cast you from my heart , For being true to your mysterious art ;
And I should scorn you , if you could reveal The secrets you have promised to conceal . BAR . But since I have been able to withstand All your attempts , may I now claim your hand ? CAR . Patience , my lord—and let me now teach you Love has its mysteries and secrets too . In the first grade , love has expressive sighs ,
And in the next converses with the eyes ; In the third , may the candidate express His love in words ; in the fourth , gently press The loved one ' s hand . Then in the fifth he may Beg for a kiss ; but after much delay , In the sixth , he proposes for her hand ; She smiles—and blushes—gives no answer—and remain
" Then does the sev ' nth mysterious grade , Which every worthy Mason should obtain ;" And if successful , and possessed of this , He then has gained BAR . The greatest happiness . Well , in the Lodge , when ' tis the Master ' s will , And candidates show courage and great skill ; "
They climb at once through several degrees ' •; All now depends on you , and if you please , Since as a candidate 1 ' ve been so bold , Pray give me the first five at once . CAR . Behold ! My uncle comes this way to seek for me , And gratify his curiosity .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Freemason;
Is not this worthy all our toils and pains ? This once acquired , what happiness remains ? So , dearest Caroline , reject not now The man who dares not break a solemn vow ; For could I yield , you would yourself disdain The man who basely sought your heart to gain ; And he who has to Masonry been true
, Will also be most faithful , love , to you . Then hear me , dearest ; earnestly I pray , Continue not my anguish by delay ; Love has its secret words and tokens too , Which should no longer be unknown to you . Let me impart those words and signs of bliss . CAR . The word is
BAR . YESCAR The token is BAR ' . A ias * CAR . YOU must not think that curiosity E ' er had , my lord , so firm a hold in me , That I at once could cast you from my heart , For being true to your mysterious art ;
And I should scorn you , if you could reveal The secrets you have promised to conceal . BAR . But since I have been able to withstand All your attempts , may I now claim your hand ? CAR . Patience , my lord—and let me now teach you Love has its mysteries and secrets too . In the first grade , love has expressive sighs ,
And in the next converses with the eyes ; In the third , may the candidate express His love in words ; in the fourth , gently press The loved one ' s hand . Then in the fifth he may Beg for a kiss ; but after much delay , In the sixth , he proposes for her hand ; She smiles—and blushes—gives no answer—and remain
" Then does the sev ' nth mysterious grade , Which every worthy Mason should obtain ;" And if successful , and possessed of this , He then has gained BAR . The greatest happiness . Well , in the Lodge , when ' tis the Master ' s will , And candidates show courage and great skill ; "
They climb at once through several degrees ' •; All now depends on you , and if you please , Since as a candidate 1 ' ve been so bold , Pray give me the first five at once . CAR . Behold ! My uncle comes this way to seek for me , And gratify his curiosity .