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On Freemasonry. Evidences, Doctrines, And Traditions.
way , should he unconsciously approach the place of celebration during the performance of the sacred rites ? He hears the din of shrieks and bowlings , the barking of dogs , and other preternatural noises , for which he cannot account , reverberate from mountains , or hollow caverns of the earth ; now bursting from the ground beneath his feet ; now
gradually subsiding like heavenly music floating on the distant winds;—peals of thunder are succeeded by strains of delicious harmony , and solemn silence by the cries and bowlings of despair . For
Underneath the soil , a hundred secret paths , Scoop'd through the living rock in winding maze , Lead to as many caverns dark and deep , Mid which the hoary sages act their rites Mysterious—rites of such strange potency ,. As done in open day would dim the sun , Though throned in noon-tide brightness .
MASON . The ill-starred traveller stands aghast ; his apprehensions are fearfully excited ; and he retreats from the fatal ground with all the expedition he can command , at the risk of perishing in the woods , from bogs or pit-falls , or the paws of ravenous beasts .
TROPHONIUS' cave who enter'd , Came out with brow and eye severe—Great wond'xous change perfected Bthoughts that teach and sihts that sere .
y g So in our later mysteries , Who once has known becomes more wise ; Preparative the change below Of what awaits him in yon skies . Dec . 10 , 181-2 . E . R . M .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
On Freemasonry. Evidences, Doctrines, And Traditions.
way , should he unconsciously approach the place of celebration during the performance of the sacred rites ? He hears the din of shrieks and bowlings , the barking of dogs , and other preternatural noises , for which he cannot account , reverberate from mountains , or hollow caverns of the earth ; now bursting from the ground beneath his feet ; now
gradually subsiding like heavenly music floating on the distant winds;—peals of thunder are succeeded by strains of delicious harmony , and solemn silence by the cries and bowlings of despair . For
Underneath the soil , a hundred secret paths , Scoop'd through the living rock in winding maze , Lead to as many caverns dark and deep , Mid which the hoary sages act their rites Mysterious—rites of such strange potency ,. As done in open day would dim the sun , Though throned in noon-tide brightness .
MASON . The ill-starred traveller stands aghast ; his apprehensions are fearfully excited ; and he retreats from the fatal ground with all the expedition he can command , at the risk of perishing in the woods , from bogs or pit-falls , or the paws of ravenous beasts .
TROPHONIUS' cave who enter'd , Came out with brow and eye severe—Great wond'xous change perfected Bthoughts that teach and sihts that sere .
y g So in our later mysteries , Who once has known becomes more wise ; Preparative the change below Of what awaits him in yon skies . Dec . 10 , 181-2 . E . R . M .