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Article THE FREEMASON'S QUARTERLY REVIEW. ← Page 6 of 6 Article ON FREEMASONRY. Page 1 of 7 →
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The Freemason's Quarterly Review.
anxious hope of the Fraternity that it may prove an aid towards the erection of an asylum for the virtuous aged Mason , whose closing clays have been overcast b y the clouds of adversity . May our labours for the ensuing year close as
auspiciousl y as the present , and may we continue to reap as our harvest the congratulations which have so generall y been accorded to our labours .
On Freemasonry.
ON FREEMASONRY .
THIRD EPOCH . " I will sing unto the Lord , for he hath triumphed gloriously ; the horse and rider hath he thrown into the sea . " SUCH was the grateful hymn of Moses ancl his rescued brethren , as in safety from the land they beheld the
destruction of the haughty Egyptian monarch and his people . This ode , so hi g hl y praised by the author of the Book of Wisdom , that in speaking of it he says , " God opened the mouths of the dumb , and made the tongues of infants eloquent , " independent of its sublime imagery and historical value , is remarkable as one of the earliest perfect specimens of poetry contained in the Pentateuch , it being written in Hemistichs , or half lines , the usual form of Hebrew verse , ancl proves that Israel in her captivity
had not neglected the- divine power of number , or grown insensible to the harmony of song . The art of poetry has ever been admired and peculiarly cultivated b y Freemasons ; to it mankind are indebted for their records of the earliest ages . Measured lines , with a harmonious collection of expressive , sonorous , ancl metaphorical terms ,
alternate lines , answering to each other in sensej or ending in similar sounds , were easil y retained ; ancl being generally accompanied by a p leasing air , served as an amusement for youth—a companion to labour—a solace in age . Thus truth and poetry together blend , From sire to son the legend lays descend ; Succeeding sons their father ' s lore rehearse , And the rude rhymes arc polish'd into verse .
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The Freemason's Quarterly Review.
anxious hope of the Fraternity that it may prove an aid towards the erection of an asylum for the virtuous aged Mason , whose closing clays have been overcast b y the clouds of adversity . May our labours for the ensuing year close as
auspiciousl y as the present , and may we continue to reap as our harvest the congratulations which have so generall y been accorded to our labours .
On Freemasonry.
ON FREEMASONRY .
THIRD EPOCH . " I will sing unto the Lord , for he hath triumphed gloriously ; the horse and rider hath he thrown into the sea . " SUCH was the grateful hymn of Moses ancl his rescued brethren , as in safety from the land they beheld the
destruction of the haughty Egyptian monarch and his people . This ode , so hi g hl y praised by the author of the Book of Wisdom , that in speaking of it he says , " God opened the mouths of the dumb , and made the tongues of infants eloquent , " independent of its sublime imagery and historical value , is remarkable as one of the earliest perfect specimens of poetry contained in the Pentateuch , it being written in Hemistichs , or half lines , the usual form of Hebrew verse , ancl proves that Israel in her captivity
had not neglected the- divine power of number , or grown insensible to the harmony of song . The art of poetry has ever been admired and peculiarly cultivated b y Freemasons ; to it mankind are indebted for their records of the earliest ages . Measured lines , with a harmonious collection of expressive , sonorous , ancl metaphorical terms ,
alternate lines , answering to each other in sensej or ending in similar sounds , were easil y retained ; ancl being generally accompanied by a p leasing air , served as an amusement for youth—a companion to labour—a solace in age . Thus truth and poetry together blend , From sire to son the legend lays descend ; Succeeding sons their father ' s lore rehearse , And the rude rhymes arc polish'd into verse .