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p ^ ublishers are requested send works for review hot later an the 20 th of the nionth , Addressed to the ^ E 74-5 > Great Que ^ Signs wmL Symbols WMsfrated and e ^ cwte & ^ w cowse & f Tw 3 / tie : Leciw Jfy-eema 0 ftryylfy i ^ Queen ^ streeti : Foreniost amongst the many books submitted to u £% r our judgmenty wei are glad to place Shis really excellent wprk ^ w feeing deeine ^ invidious in bur selection . Adhering , firmly and soundly as we
do to the -great principles of our sul > lim entMe into thei literary world of any w ^ and niuch is that satisfactio calculated as this is to enli ^ ten sinces this fine illustration of our < ' signs and symbols ^ firs t made its a ^ eairan ce ; and v ^ e are indeed gratified to find it issued again in the form of another edition , with copious Mditiohs ; With increased pleasure ^ ha ^ the pages before us , and we deem &
fitted by their production . It has been held by some that ^ A this work has already published sufficient do not subscribe to this view . We hold that illustrations of a scto Freemasonry are most welcome , more particularly those ^ w elevate and to enlighten , ( Grasping with a master ^ hand—as in this instence- ^ fche whole theory and practice of Freemasonry , the learned expositor of its principles leads , interests , and instructs his readers ; In bis hands our * f beautiful system of morality" is not only watched and guarded with a tender care , hut it is even
so dealt with as to open it up to the admiration of a thinking world of uninitiated , without , in the slightest degree , exposing any portion of tfyat JvhichL is rightly held to be alike sacred an The general principles of the Craft are elucidated with a clearness and an ability which cannot fail to raise in every true Mason ' s bosom feelings of the liveliest and truest satisfaction . And even to those who are " without the pale " of our Order , this capital book cannot be read otherwise than with interest . Written in no proselytizing spirit , but with an honest and earnest desire to render as clear as possible the arcana of Masonry—so
far as is compatible with its well-known and necessary privacy—the book at once safely . and securely commends itself . From its perusal , the outer world must glean a vast amount of information on a subject but very imperfectly understood ; and yet that without the least of the secrets of the Order being in any way developed : whilst it is powerfully calculated to enlighten and advance the great body of the " free and accepted . ' ' As a work abounding in historic incidents and recollections , it will ever be found a most pleasing and instructive companion ; and the depth of its research , and the graceful style of its
composition , lend it a charm of vast weight and power . For nearly sixty years has the venerable author of this goodly effusion laboured in the Masonic vineyard And how , with fresh energy , and with a vigour next to marvellous , the honoured and honourable instructor of our Masonic race plies his untiring task ! ¦ " ¦ Familiar , " indeed , " as household words , " is the sage doctor ' s name on every Masonic
tongue ; and we know not of one single work , of the many which he has written , that is not entitled to the profoundest respect . We feel convinced that the work before us , in its new edition , will meet with the reception to which its genuine merits so fully entitle it , arid will long remain , after its author shall have been summoned to the Great Lodge above , a monument to his sterling ability and his high Masonic feeling .
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Reviews Of New Books.
^
p ^ ublishers are requested send works for review hot later an the 20 th of the nionth , Addressed to the ^ E 74-5 > Great Que ^ Signs wmL Symbols WMsfrated and e ^ cwte & ^ w cowse & f Tw 3 / tie : Leciw Jfy-eema 0 ftryylfy i ^ Queen ^ streeti : Foreniost amongst the many books submitted to u £% r our judgmenty wei are glad to place Shis really excellent wprk ^ w feeing deeine ^ invidious in bur selection . Adhering , firmly and soundly as we
do to the -great principles of our sul > lim entMe into thei literary world of any w ^ and niuch is that satisfactio calculated as this is to enli ^ ten sinces this fine illustration of our < ' signs and symbols ^ firs t made its a ^ eairan ce ; and v ^ e are indeed gratified to find it issued again in the form of another edition , with copious Mditiohs ; With increased pleasure ^ ha ^ the pages before us , and we deem &
fitted by their production . It has been held by some that ^ A this work has already published sufficient do not subscribe to this view . We hold that illustrations of a scto Freemasonry are most welcome , more particularly those ^ w elevate and to enlighten , ( Grasping with a master ^ hand—as in this instence- ^ fche whole theory and practice of Freemasonry , the learned expositor of its principles leads , interests , and instructs his readers ; In bis hands our * f beautiful system of morality" is not only watched and guarded with a tender care , hut it is even
so dealt with as to open it up to the admiration of a thinking world of uninitiated , without , in the slightest degree , exposing any portion of tfyat JvhichL is rightly held to be alike sacred an The general principles of the Craft are elucidated with a clearness and an ability which cannot fail to raise in every true Mason ' s bosom feelings of the liveliest and truest satisfaction . And even to those who are " without the pale " of our Order , this capital book cannot be read otherwise than with interest . Written in no proselytizing spirit , but with an honest and earnest desire to render as clear as possible the arcana of Masonry—so
far as is compatible with its well-known and necessary privacy—the book at once safely . and securely commends itself . From its perusal , the outer world must glean a vast amount of information on a subject but very imperfectly understood ; and yet that without the least of the secrets of the Order being in any way developed : whilst it is powerfully calculated to enlighten and advance the great body of the " free and accepted . ' ' As a work abounding in historic incidents and recollections , it will ever be found a most pleasing and instructive companion ; and the depth of its research , and the graceful style of its
composition , lend it a charm of vast weight and power . For nearly sixty years has the venerable author of this goodly effusion laboured in the Masonic vineyard And how , with fresh energy , and with a vigour next to marvellous , the honoured and honourable instructor of our Masonic race plies his untiring task ! ¦ " ¦ Familiar , " indeed , " as household words , " is the sage doctor ' s name on every Masonic
tongue ; and we know not of one single work , of the many which he has written , that is not entitled to the profoundest respect . We feel convinced that the work before us , in its new edition , will meet with the reception to which its genuine merits so fully entitle it , arid will long remain , after its author shall have been summoned to the Great Lodge above , a monument to his sterling ability and his high Masonic feeling .