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The Living And The Dead.
imrepuIsive—the sweet sanctity of woman never shone more holy—we parted . The painful incident of that day will never be forgotten . " My gratitude could not be expressed in terms equal to my feelings . The kind friend who had thus stepped forward knew this ; his attention anticipated every wish , and before we bid good night , he expressed his extreme thankfulness that he had been accidentally present . ' Curiosity , ' said he' sometimes leads me to saunter a few moments on the arrival
, of the London coach ; thoughts of days gone by float over my imagination ; I have sometimes , too , been of use to the passengers , and my presence , I often think , prevents some incivility . But the bitterness of your cry that none acted as brother should by brother , acted electrically upon my heart . I am a Freemason ; there is no Lodge in this town ; but often in my thoughts have I desired to renew my obligations , and although you are not one of us , ' he observed with a smile , '
notwithstanding the occurrences of the day , I am happy to have acted as I have done . ' Before we spoke again we knew each other as brothers . " It was arranged that on the morning I should return to London , before my wife should hear from others of the awful visitation ; that in the meantime he woulcl make all due preparations for the funeral . On that day week we met at the graveand have been since as brothers .
, How often since have I dwelt upon this eventful scene , and always have I breathed a prayer of thankfulness that I have been initiated into Freemasonry . " Some five y ears have now passed since the above affecting incident . Firus .
Poetry.
POETRY .
HISTORIC SONNETS . ( No . 11 . ) CHATHAM ' S LAST APPEARANCE IN TUB HOUSE OF LOitns . " Even in our ashes live their wonted fires !" So sung the lofty bard , wdio knew so well
The deepest windings of the poet ' s shell : As leaps the flame , aud leaping up expires , Was Chatham ' s visit to that glorious scene Where he of all hacl ever foremost been ; Patriot and Englishman throughout his life , He came to warn , and though reluctant ears Were there , he no unheeding listener fears ,
Even in the spot where ' mid ambition ' s strife , He felt that party madness might be still—In country ' s cause what can such spirits chill ?—Nought ! time and proper season to them given , Their latest words on earth should be their first in Heaven . June 21 18-11 . EDWAKD R ALEIGH MOHAN , No . 1 , Grand Master ' s Lodge . VOL . VIII . Is B
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Living And The Dead.
imrepuIsive—the sweet sanctity of woman never shone more holy—we parted . The painful incident of that day will never be forgotten . " My gratitude could not be expressed in terms equal to my feelings . The kind friend who had thus stepped forward knew this ; his attention anticipated every wish , and before we bid good night , he expressed his extreme thankfulness that he had been accidentally present . ' Curiosity , ' said he' sometimes leads me to saunter a few moments on the arrival
, of the London coach ; thoughts of days gone by float over my imagination ; I have sometimes , too , been of use to the passengers , and my presence , I often think , prevents some incivility . But the bitterness of your cry that none acted as brother should by brother , acted electrically upon my heart . I am a Freemason ; there is no Lodge in this town ; but often in my thoughts have I desired to renew my obligations , and although you are not one of us , ' he observed with a smile , '
notwithstanding the occurrences of the day , I am happy to have acted as I have done . ' Before we spoke again we knew each other as brothers . " It was arranged that on the morning I should return to London , before my wife should hear from others of the awful visitation ; that in the meantime he woulcl make all due preparations for the funeral . On that day week we met at the graveand have been since as brothers .
, How often since have I dwelt upon this eventful scene , and always have I breathed a prayer of thankfulness that I have been initiated into Freemasonry . " Some five y ears have now passed since the above affecting incident . Firus .
Poetry.
POETRY .
HISTORIC SONNETS . ( No . 11 . ) CHATHAM ' S LAST APPEARANCE IN TUB HOUSE OF LOitns . " Even in our ashes live their wonted fires !" So sung the lofty bard , wdio knew so well
The deepest windings of the poet ' s shell : As leaps the flame , aud leaping up expires , Was Chatham ' s visit to that glorious scene Where he of all hacl ever foremost been ; Patriot and Englishman throughout his life , He came to warn , and though reluctant ears Were there , he no unheeding listener fears ,
Even in the spot where ' mid ambition ' s strife , He felt that party madness might be still—In country ' s cause what can such spirits chill ?—Nought ! time and proper season to them given , Their latest words on earth should be their first in Heaven . June 21 18-11 . EDWAKD R ALEIGH MOHAN , No . 1 , Grand Master ' s Lodge . VOL . VIII . Is B