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The Freemasons' Magazine, Or General And Complete Library .
poetical predecessor , resided with his mother till she died at a very ' advanced time of life . We cannot deny ourselves the pleasure of transcribing lines so admirable and so well suited to the occasion : " Oh ! friend ! may each domestic blifs be thine ! " Be no unpleafing melancholy mine ; " Me let the tender office long engage " To rock the cradle of repofing age ,
" With lenient arts extend a mother ' s breath , " Make langour fmile , and fmboth the'bed of death , " Explore thc thought , explain the asking eye , " Andkeep a while one parent from the sky . " Our author was originally of the Roman Catholic persuasion , but has conformed to the doctrines of our Church . That no motive of interest or ambition however operated in producing this change
in his opinions is evident ; for though recommended by his talents tb the' first connections through life , he has never availed himself of these connections , but , contented with a competency , his ' course has been principal !} ' marked by
" Calm contemplation and poetic cafe : " The plaintive enthusiasm and reflective tenderness which distinguish the poetry of Mr . Jerningham cannot be better characterized than by the following passage from Thomson , with which we shall conclude this article : " He comes 1 he comes ! in ev ' ry breeze the Pow ' n
" Of PHILOSOPHIC MELANCHOLY comes ! " His near approach the ' sudden-starting tear , " " The glowing cheek , the mild dejected air , " The soften'd-feature , and the beating heart , , ¦ " Pierc'd deep with many a virtuous pang , declare ; " O ' er all the soul his sacred influence breathes ! " . Inflames imagination ; thro' the breast " Infuses sweetest tenderness ; and far "Beyond dim earth exalts the swelling thought . "
On The Present State Of Freemasonry.
ON THE PRESENT STATE OF FREEMASONRY .
* iXo-rt ) s - ICTOTVIS . PVTHACOKA'S . I HEAR frequent exultations on the increase of the Craft , the flourishing state of Lodges by . the acquisition of members , and the brilliant appearance which they exhibit in their processions , furniture , and operations . All this must give pleasure , undoubtedly , to every true lover of an institution founded on the best of principles and
calculated for the best of ends , the comfort of man in this state by the enlargement of his powers and the exercise of his - virtues , and the preparing him for a state of supreme felicity . Rut amid all this pleasing satisfaction , the inquisitive and virtuous mind feels a disagreeable sensation . on perceiving- a proportionable addition of imperfections . Venerating , as I most sincerely do , this most antient and honourable Society , I cannot at the ^ same time shut
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Freemasons' Magazine, Or General And Complete Library .
poetical predecessor , resided with his mother till she died at a very ' advanced time of life . We cannot deny ourselves the pleasure of transcribing lines so admirable and so well suited to the occasion : " Oh ! friend ! may each domestic blifs be thine ! " Be no unpleafing melancholy mine ; " Me let the tender office long engage " To rock the cradle of repofing age ,
" With lenient arts extend a mother ' s breath , " Make langour fmile , and fmboth the'bed of death , " Explore thc thought , explain the asking eye , " Andkeep a while one parent from the sky . " Our author was originally of the Roman Catholic persuasion , but has conformed to the doctrines of our Church . That no motive of interest or ambition however operated in producing this change
in his opinions is evident ; for though recommended by his talents tb the' first connections through life , he has never availed himself of these connections , but , contented with a competency , his ' course has been principal !} ' marked by
" Calm contemplation and poetic cafe : " The plaintive enthusiasm and reflective tenderness which distinguish the poetry of Mr . Jerningham cannot be better characterized than by the following passage from Thomson , with which we shall conclude this article : " He comes 1 he comes ! in ev ' ry breeze the Pow ' n
" Of PHILOSOPHIC MELANCHOLY comes ! " His near approach the ' sudden-starting tear , " " The glowing cheek , the mild dejected air , " The soften'd-feature , and the beating heart , , ¦ " Pierc'd deep with many a virtuous pang , declare ; " O ' er all the soul his sacred influence breathes ! " . Inflames imagination ; thro' the breast " Infuses sweetest tenderness ; and far "Beyond dim earth exalts the swelling thought . "
On The Present State Of Freemasonry.
ON THE PRESENT STATE OF FREEMASONRY .
* iXo-rt ) s - ICTOTVIS . PVTHACOKA'S . I HEAR frequent exultations on the increase of the Craft , the flourishing state of Lodges by . the acquisition of members , and the brilliant appearance which they exhibit in their processions , furniture , and operations . All this must give pleasure , undoubtedly , to every true lover of an institution founded on the best of principles and
calculated for the best of ends , the comfort of man in this state by the enlargement of his powers and the exercise of his - virtues , and the preparing him for a state of supreme felicity . Rut amid all this pleasing satisfaction , the inquisitive and virtuous mind feels a disagreeable sensation . on perceiving- a proportionable addition of imperfections . Venerating , as I most sincerely do , this most antient and honourable Society , I cannot at the ^ same time shut