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Valedictory Address To Our Readers , For The Year 1839.
Li this allusion we must except many Brethren of the highest reputation , of superior moral worth , but , while they regret the general circumstances , we still do not altogether exempt them from supineness;—itis not necessary to assure them , that exertion and perseverance might have enabled them to take a successfulat rate a noblecourse . We
, any , speak by the card—and would again quote our author , De Foe . To go back awhile , however , it is in the Masonic arithmetic that we have miscalculated , and finding , that with an addition to our years there is a reduction in strength ; but mark uskind readerno reduction of mental energy ( thank
, , God for that ) , so we are enabled to hold a parley touching the future . This publication will continue to issue in its quarterly form , provided , nevertheless—so the legal brethren phrase the term—its circulation shall be DOUBLED . The manner in which this can be done is not difficult . Let every
subscriber take two copies , and find a friend to take one off his hands ; let every Lodge take one copy . This , however , we must know beforehand . We therefore suggest , that as the penny postage is at hand , a note addressed to ns , or to onr publishers , Messrs . Sherwood and Co ., Paternoster Row , stating additional subscribers , will finally be deceived
determine our course . Should we unfortunately in this matter , the Number for December , 1840 , may issue , if we live , but our Editorial labours will then close ; and even this extension of time is only permitted in justice to our Brethren in the East and West Indies , who might otherwise justly complain of a want of courtesy . the
We love to be honest ; and to assure . wavering , we promise that this Number closes all current matter ; and that new subscribers may , if they like , commence the new volume as a first , which shall contain fresh intelligence , and new matter ; while , as regards the back numbers , they shall be , what few remain , collected into perfect volumes , and the remainder shall be supplied to the earliest applicants .
THEY WILL NEVER BE REPRINTED . The bookstalls complain that they get nothing by us . Our own complaint is akin . Om circulation although not gainful , is not ephemeral . And now , kind friends , brother authors , and readers , shall we go on ? Aye , by God's grace , and a holy spirit , that will we , and rig ht merrilie too . We look forward foi
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Valedictory Address To Our Readers , For The Year 1839.
Li this allusion we must except many Brethren of the highest reputation , of superior moral worth , but , while they regret the general circumstances , we still do not altogether exempt them from supineness;—itis not necessary to assure them , that exertion and perseverance might have enabled them to take a successfulat rate a noblecourse . We
, any , speak by the card—and would again quote our author , De Foe . To go back awhile , however , it is in the Masonic arithmetic that we have miscalculated , and finding , that with an addition to our years there is a reduction in strength ; but mark uskind readerno reduction of mental energy ( thank
, , God for that ) , so we are enabled to hold a parley touching the future . This publication will continue to issue in its quarterly form , provided , nevertheless—so the legal brethren phrase the term—its circulation shall be DOUBLED . The manner in which this can be done is not difficult . Let every
subscriber take two copies , and find a friend to take one off his hands ; let every Lodge take one copy . This , however , we must know beforehand . We therefore suggest , that as the penny postage is at hand , a note addressed to ns , or to onr publishers , Messrs . Sherwood and Co ., Paternoster Row , stating additional subscribers , will finally be deceived
determine our course . Should we unfortunately in this matter , the Number for December , 1840 , may issue , if we live , but our Editorial labours will then close ; and even this extension of time is only permitted in justice to our Brethren in the East and West Indies , who might otherwise justly complain of a want of courtesy . the
We love to be honest ; and to assure . wavering , we promise that this Number closes all current matter ; and that new subscribers may , if they like , commence the new volume as a first , which shall contain fresh intelligence , and new matter ; while , as regards the back numbers , they shall be , what few remain , collected into perfect volumes , and the remainder shall be supplied to the earliest applicants .
THEY WILL NEVER BE REPRINTED . The bookstalls complain that they get nothing by us . Our own complaint is akin . Om circulation although not gainful , is not ephemeral . And now , kind friends , brother authors , and readers , shall we go on ? Aye , by God's grace , and a holy spirit , that will we , and rig ht merrilie too . We look forward foi