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Monthly Masonic Summary.
Monthly Masonic Summary .
WE have not a great deal to report . Our Lodges , as the French say , are in temporary " sommeil , " and our brethren are disporting themselves on English sands , or Alpine hills , amid the baths of Germany , or the yachts of Cowes 1
Jenkmscn has taken Mrs . Jenkinson to the Isle of Thanet , and is perfectly happy , surrounded by chubby-faced olive-blossoms ; and though his appetite is always good in London , he has found the sea-breezes make Mm peculiarly
sensible in his clear wife ' s company above all , of bread and butter , fresh prawns , and " South-clown mutton . " He says , if you meet him , " I am improving , Bro . Bolsover , and Mrs . J . is in high leather . There , you can hear
her now 1 By Jove , that woman , sir , is a treasure ! she ' s always so sensible , and she ' s always in such spirits !" Happy Jenkinson , say we . And so , as everybody is gone for a holiday , except ourselves ,, we can only wish to all
, old and young , a pleasant "Outing "—l 0 ts of ozone , plenty , as they sa y > of " good grab , " and we trust that they will return to the " Little ViUage " blooming and hearty . There is so little stirring abroad , and wat
little is so utterly uninteresting , that we think it better to fill up our Page with an admirable sonnet of our | ° od Bro . the Eev . M . Gordon , to whose tacile pen the readers of the MASONIC - Kr AZINE are so nmch indebted . We are heartily sick of the French
Monthly Masonic Summary.
embroglio , and wish Art . No . 2 , etc ., of the Constitution , or whatever the number may be , and all the controversy about it—particularly in this sultry weather and a deserted city—as the Americans say , at the D—idynms .
Excuse our petulant outburst , and remember—we are left alone 1 Bro . Emra Holmes has published a very agreeable little volume of Tales , in aid of a worthy Brother , to which we wish all success . We shall revert to it in our next number .
Sonnet.
SONNET .
BY BRO . EEV . It . GORDON . ( For the "Masonic Magazine . " ) YEARLY , how fades each leaf—how fades each green On Nature ' s brow ; all save the deathless bay
, And other wreaths : —nor is there one such spray More bright than Petrarch ' s laurel , or its sheen . Laura ! the theme—the goddess thou hast been
Of great Vaucluse ' s bard ' s immortal lay ; Another's beauteous , erring spouse , they say : — Chance , but a mere Platonic love , I ween ; Spiritual their kiss , t' engraft his sonnets on , "Without a trace of immorality .
But be this as it may—at least for me , No other ' s wife I crave—but mine alone ; To the true lines of our Freemasonry Bound by old claims—a Mason's daughter she . G
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Monthly Masonic Summary.
Monthly Masonic Summary .
WE have not a great deal to report . Our Lodges , as the French say , are in temporary " sommeil , " and our brethren are disporting themselves on English sands , or Alpine hills , amid the baths of Germany , or the yachts of Cowes 1
Jenkmscn has taken Mrs . Jenkinson to the Isle of Thanet , and is perfectly happy , surrounded by chubby-faced olive-blossoms ; and though his appetite is always good in London , he has found the sea-breezes make Mm peculiarly
sensible in his clear wife ' s company above all , of bread and butter , fresh prawns , and " South-clown mutton . " He says , if you meet him , " I am improving , Bro . Bolsover , and Mrs . J . is in high leather . There , you can hear
her now 1 By Jove , that woman , sir , is a treasure ! she ' s always so sensible , and she ' s always in such spirits !" Happy Jenkinson , say we . And so , as everybody is gone for a holiday , except ourselves ,, we can only wish to all
, old and young , a pleasant "Outing "—l 0 ts of ozone , plenty , as they sa y > of " good grab , " and we trust that they will return to the " Little ViUage " blooming and hearty . There is so little stirring abroad , and wat
little is so utterly uninteresting , that we think it better to fill up our Page with an admirable sonnet of our | ° od Bro . the Eev . M . Gordon , to whose tacile pen the readers of the MASONIC - Kr AZINE are so nmch indebted . We are heartily sick of the French
Monthly Masonic Summary.
embroglio , and wish Art . No . 2 , etc ., of the Constitution , or whatever the number may be , and all the controversy about it—particularly in this sultry weather and a deserted city—as the Americans say , at the D—idynms .
Excuse our petulant outburst , and remember—we are left alone 1 Bro . Emra Holmes has published a very agreeable little volume of Tales , in aid of a worthy Brother , to which we wish all success . We shall revert to it in our next number .
Sonnet.
SONNET .
BY BRO . EEV . It . GORDON . ( For the "Masonic Magazine . " ) YEARLY , how fades each leaf—how fades each green On Nature ' s brow ; all save the deathless bay
, And other wreaths : —nor is there one such spray More bright than Petrarch ' s laurel , or its sheen . Laura ! the theme—the goddess thou hast been
Of great Vaucluse ' s bard ' s immortal lay ; Another's beauteous , erring spouse , they say : — Chance , but a mere Platonic love , I ween ; Spiritual their kiss , t' engraft his sonnets on , "Without a trace of immorality .
But be this as it may—at least for me , No other ' s wife I crave—but mine alone ; To the true lines of our Freemasonry Bound by old claims—a Mason's daughter she . G