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Reviews Of New Books.
REVIEWS OF NEW BOOKS .
[ Publishers are requested to send works for review not later than the 20 th of the month , addressed to the Editor of the " Freemasons' Monthly Magazine , " 74-5 , Great Queen-street , Lincoln ' s-Inn-Melds . ] The Booh of the Lodge . Second Edition . By the Rev . G . Outer . London : R . Spencer , 314 , High Holborn . —We drew attention to this work in our last , when only a few sheets were before us . Now
that it appears m its perfect form , we can only reiterate the recommendation we then gave of it to all Brethren of the Craft . It is well worthy of that venerable and excellent Brother , Dr . Oliver , whose benefits to Masonry have been incalculable , and is a precious heirloom to future Masons , many of whom we trust he may yet see fulfilling the duties it inculcates , and preserving the true Masonic knowledge it provides . We quote the words of a reviewer of the former
edition , who testifies that " the book is likely to become a text-book to the Fraternity throughout the world , for its practical utility cannot be denied . There is not a single class of Brethren amongst those who are ever so slightly disposed to consider the Science worth cultivating , who will not find a fund of entertainment and instruction in one or other of its divisions . "
Gilfillarfs British Poets . Nichol . —The last issue of Mchol ' s edition of the " British Poets " contains the works of Johnson , Parnell , Gray , and Smollet . We could have well spared the latter , notwithstanding the " Ode to Independence . " Johnson ' s two
satires" London , " and " The vanity of Human Wishes "—are unrivalled in their massive energy . Parnell is now remembered for very little beyond his " Hermit . " But Gray—almost every line he wrote was a gem . Mr . Gilfillan ' s biographical and critical notices are not the least attractive portions of the volume .
The Lights and Shadows of Freemasonry : consisting of Masonic Tales , Songs , and Sketches , never before published . By Robert Mourns , K . T . New York : John W . Leonard & Co ., 383 , Broadway . —This interesting volume offers to the general reader a collection of narratives founded upon the occurrences of real life , spiritedly detailed ; while to the initiated eye it presents a succession of incidents bearing , either directly or indirectly , upon every section of
Masonic obligation and privilege . The author , himself a zealous votary of the Craft , has succeeded in producing such records as will illustrate its social advantages , while they answer the silly objections of its opponents . In one story , which we would especially instance , the interesting question of conjugal relation as connected with the secrets of IVeemasonry is fairly set before us . Catharine Williams , a young heiress , abandons her engagement upon the refusal of her
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Reviews Of New Books.
REVIEWS OF NEW BOOKS .
[ Publishers are requested to send works for review not later than the 20 th of the month , addressed to the Editor of the " Freemasons' Monthly Magazine , " 74-5 , Great Queen-street , Lincoln ' s-Inn-Melds . ] The Booh of the Lodge . Second Edition . By the Rev . G . Outer . London : R . Spencer , 314 , High Holborn . —We drew attention to this work in our last , when only a few sheets were before us . Now
that it appears m its perfect form , we can only reiterate the recommendation we then gave of it to all Brethren of the Craft . It is well worthy of that venerable and excellent Brother , Dr . Oliver , whose benefits to Masonry have been incalculable , and is a precious heirloom to future Masons , many of whom we trust he may yet see fulfilling the duties it inculcates , and preserving the true Masonic knowledge it provides . We quote the words of a reviewer of the former
edition , who testifies that " the book is likely to become a text-book to the Fraternity throughout the world , for its practical utility cannot be denied . There is not a single class of Brethren amongst those who are ever so slightly disposed to consider the Science worth cultivating , who will not find a fund of entertainment and instruction in one or other of its divisions . "
Gilfillarfs British Poets . Nichol . —The last issue of Mchol ' s edition of the " British Poets " contains the works of Johnson , Parnell , Gray , and Smollet . We could have well spared the latter , notwithstanding the " Ode to Independence . " Johnson ' s two
satires" London , " and " The vanity of Human Wishes "—are unrivalled in their massive energy . Parnell is now remembered for very little beyond his " Hermit . " But Gray—almost every line he wrote was a gem . Mr . Gilfillan ' s biographical and critical notices are not the least attractive portions of the volume .
The Lights and Shadows of Freemasonry : consisting of Masonic Tales , Songs , and Sketches , never before published . By Robert Mourns , K . T . New York : John W . Leonard & Co ., 383 , Broadway . —This interesting volume offers to the general reader a collection of narratives founded upon the occurrences of real life , spiritedly detailed ; while to the initiated eye it presents a succession of incidents bearing , either directly or indirectly , upon every section of
Masonic obligation and privilege . The author , himself a zealous votary of the Craft , has succeeded in producing such records as will illustrate its social advantages , while they answer the silly objections of its opponents . In one story , which we would especially instance , the interesting question of conjugal relation as connected with the secrets of IVeemasonry is fairly set before us . Catharine Williams , a young heiress , abandons her engagement upon the refusal of her