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Article THE MASONIC HALL ON FILBERT STREET, NEAR EIGHTH, PHILADELPHIA: ← Page 6 of 6 Article LITTLE CLARA'S GRAVE. Page 1 of 1
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The Masonic Hall On Filbert Street, Near Eighth, Philadelphia:
this day . Cannot we almost hear the "Amen , so mote it be , " which followed that prayer prepared for the occasion of dedication by Dr . Smith , and so affectionately and reverentially offered by himself , and then the musical voices of the Masonic choir or quartette in that glorious anthem , " When earth ' s foundation first was laid . " How the rooms must have had their very silence broken ( there is to me always a peculiarprofoundholy silence in a Masonic
, , Lodge Room ) by the Master ' s gavel , as he governed his Lodge with justice and equity . Here presided in the East of Grand Lodge , Grand Masters Israel Israel , for two years , and James Milnor , from 1806 to 1811 , and Bayse Newcomb , in 1819 . And nowto end with the beginning , Earth to Earth , Dust to Dust . What
, man erects man destroys , and reproduces in another and more beautiful form . The handicraft of man takes the shapeless mass , and from it produces and brings forth a most beautiful piece of work . QUOD POTUI PERFECI .
Little Clara's Grave.
LITTLE CLARA'S GRAVE .
Lines suggested hy a child ' s grave in Sevenoaks Churchyard , Kent . BY THOMAS B . TROWSDALE .
LITTLE Clara sleeps in the churchyard , 'Neath the old tower ' s sheltering shade ; A tiny white cross of marble On her grave is lovingly laid . " LITTLE CLARA " is graven on it , Naught else is recorded there ;
But the grave , so trimly tended , Bears the marks of a mother ' s care . " LITTLE CLARA" ( the carven legend ) Is girt with a garland round , 'Twined of snowdrop leaves and flowerets , Ever purity ' s symbol found .
Little Clara slumbers sweetl y ; Decked with the perennial bloom Of affection ' s fadeless flowers , Dew'd with teardrops , is her tomb . Round the grave of Little Clara Towering monuments arise
, Proudly telling of earth ' s great ones , Lauding them unto the skies . Heeding not the oft told story Blazoned on the costly stones ; Wearied of unmeaning praises 'Scribed above unworth y bones ;
Glad we turn to where , low lying , Are the heart gifts that love gave—To the simple , fit , mementoes Gracing Little Clara ' s grave .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Masonic Hall On Filbert Street, Near Eighth, Philadelphia:
this day . Cannot we almost hear the "Amen , so mote it be , " which followed that prayer prepared for the occasion of dedication by Dr . Smith , and so affectionately and reverentially offered by himself , and then the musical voices of the Masonic choir or quartette in that glorious anthem , " When earth ' s foundation first was laid . " How the rooms must have had their very silence broken ( there is to me always a peculiarprofoundholy silence in a Masonic
, , Lodge Room ) by the Master ' s gavel , as he governed his Lodge with justice and equity . Here presided in the East of Grand Lodge , Grand Masters Israel Israel , for two years , and James Milnor , from 1806 to 1811 , and Bayse Newcomb , in 1819 . And nowto end with the beginning , Earth to Earth , Dust to Dust . What
, man erects man destroys , and reproduces in another and more beautiful form . The handicraft of man takes the shapeless mass , and from it produces and brings forth a most beautiful piece of work . QUOD POTUI PERFECI .
Little Clara's Grave.
LITTLE CLARA'S GRAVE .
Lines suggested hy a child ' s grave in Sevenoaks Churchyard , Kent . BY THOMAS B . TROWSDALE .
LITTLE Clara sleeps in the churchyard , 'Neath the old tower ' s sheltering shade ; A tiny white cross of marble On her grave is lovingly laid . " LITTLE CLARA " is graven on it , Naught else is recorded there ;
But the grave , so trimly tended , Bears the marks of a mother ' s care . " LITTLE CLARA" ( the carven legend ) Is girt with a garland round , 'Twined of snowdrop leaves and flowerets , Ever purity ' s symbol found .
Little Clara slumbers sweetl y ; Decked with the perennial bloom Of affection ' s fadeless flowers , Dew'd with teardrops , is her tomb . Round the grave of Little Clara Towering monuments arise
, Proudly telling of earth ' s great ones , Lauding them unto the skies . Heeding not the oft told story Blazoned on the costly stones ; Wearied of unmeaning praises 'Scribed above unworth y bones ;
Glad we turn to where , low lying , Are the heart gifts that love gave—To the simple , fit , mementoes Gracing Little Clara ' s grave .