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The Feeemasons' Quarterly Magazine And Review.
they cannot fail to be deeply interested , and to rise every means to secure its immediate accomplishment . This effected , and the building at Croydon , of " THE EOYAL BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION FOR AGED FREEMASONS AND THEIR WIDOWS , " also completedthe three great Institutions of the Order
, will indeed be honourable to the Craft , to w hose benevolence they will testify , in terms more forcible and expressive than that wordy boast , which is so often repeated , —that Charity is the key-stone of Ancient Free and Accepted Freemasonry .
Brother Or No Brother; Or, Which Was The Wiser ?
BROTHER OR NO BROTHER ; OR , WHICH WAS THE WISER ?
By the Author of " Stray Leaves from a Freemason ' s Note . Book . " ( Continued . ' ) VI .
To a traveller weary of wandering , Genoa " the magnificent" affords a tempting home . Its lovely bay—screened by towering mountains which rise like an amphitheatre behind it and give to its harbour the semblance of unassailable security ; the palaces of its nobility , and the treasures of art they contain ; its gay lounge , the
Balbi ; the palace of the former doge , linked with many a thrilling legend ; its solemn and memory-haunting cathedral ; the palaces of Balbi and Doria , and the Jesuit College—are all , more or less , objects of interest , and render Genoa indisputably an attractive haven to a wearied spirit . Moreoverthere is in the frank hospitality of the Genoese
, , that which colours agreeably the first impressions of a stranger . There is a courtesy and a kindness about the merchant-princes of this picturesque port which puts the stranger at once on good terms with his entertainers and himself . True , of the civilities which were show r ered upon Rupert Morshead some portion
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Feeemasons' Quarterly Magazine And Review.
they cannot fail to be deeply interested , and to rise every means to secure its immediate accomplishment . This effected , and the building at Croydon , of " THE EOYAL BENEVOLENT INSTITUTION FOR AGED FREEMASONS AND THEIR WIDOWS , " also completedthe three great Institutions of the Order
, will indeed be honourable to the Craft , to w hose benevolence they will testify , in terms more forcible and expressive than that wordy boast , which is so often repeated , —that Charity is the key-stone of Ancient Free and Accepted Freemasonry .
Brother Or No Brother; Or, Which Was The Wiser ?
BROTHER OR NO BROTHER ; OR , WHICH WAS THE WISER ?
By the Author of " Stray Leaves from a Freemason ' s Note . Book . " ( Continued . ' ) VI .
To a traveller weary of wandering , Genoa " the magnificent" affords a tempting home . Its lovely bay—screened by towering mountains which rise like an amphitheatre behind it and give to its harbour the semblance of unassailable security ; the palaces of its nobility , and the treasures of art they contain ; its gay lounge , the
Balbi ; the palace of the former doge , linked with many a thrilling legend ; its solemn and memory-haunting cathedral ; the palaces of Balbi and Doria , and the Jesuit College—are all , more or less , objects of interest , and render Genoa indisputably an attractive haven to a wearied spirit . Moreoverthere is in the frank hospitality of the Genoese
, , that which colours agreeably the first impressions of a stranger . There is a courtesy and a kindness about the merchant-princes of this picturesque port which puts the stranger at once on good terms with his entertainers and himself . True , of the civilities which were show r ered upon Rupert Morshead some portion