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Article SONGS OF THE CEAFT. ← Page 5 of 14 →
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Songs Of The Ceaft.
note , defines to be c a sort of lay-brothers ; slips from the root of Freemasons / In a pamphlet intituled \ Masonry Dissected / published by one Samuel Prichard , with intent to expose the secrets of the Freemasons , the following account is given of the Gormogoii fraternity : — < From the real Masons sprang the Accepted Masons ; from both sprang the Gormogons , whose grand master , the Volgi , deduces his original from the Chinese
whose writings , if to he credited , maintain the hypothesis of the Pre-Adamites / and consequently must be more antique thai ! Masonry . The most free and grand society is that of the Grand Kaihebar , which consists of a select company of responsible people , whose chief discourse is concerning trade and business , and promoting mutual friendship without compulsion or restraint / I will be obliged to any of your correspondents to inform me , whether it was not from this publication that Hogarth took
the hint of ridiculing both institutions , in his print of ' The Mystery of Masonry brought to light by the Gormogonis . ' I would wish to know whether any persons then living were intended by Chin-Quaw-Kypo / first Emperor of China , and the sage Coiifucius ; and who were meant by In-Chin , present oecumenical Volgi , and the mandarin Hang-Chi ? The satire conveyed by the beggar playing on the bladder and string , the monkey in the character of the widow ' s son , the ass laden , with the Masonic
emblems , Don Quixote , the innkeeper and boy , I readily understand ; but am at a loss to know what personage it is that laughs beiside Sanchowhat is meant by the figure , decorated with necklace and ear-rings , that rides on ass-back—and what is alluded to by the strange salutation the candidate performs at attaining the third step in the ladder , as there is none of
the ceremonial part of Masonry that corresponds to it / as I can recollect . Pritchard ' s publication , though the Freemasons affected to despise it and invalidate its contents , strongly excited their anger and resentment . In a Masonic prologue , published by Lawrence Dermott , in his Ahinian Rezon , or Help to a Brother / are the following lines relative to this subject : —
" As some crackd chemist of projecting brain , Much for discovery , but more for gain , With toil incessant labours , puffs ^ and blows , In search of something Nature won't disclose
At length his crucibles and measures broke , His fancied gain evaporates in smoke : So some , presumptuous , still attempt to trace The guarded symbol of our ancient race ; En wrapt in venerable gloom it lies ,
And mocks all sight but of a Mason ' s eyes . " " Attain : L . J " Glorious the temple of the sylvan queen , Pride of the world , at Ephesus was seen ; A witless wretch , the Prichard of those day a , Stranger to virtue , and unknown to praise ,
Crooked of soul , and fond of any name , Consign'd the noble monument to flame . Vain madman ! if so thinking to destroy The art , which cannot but with Nature die . Still with the Craft , still shall his name survive , And in our glory his disgrace shall live ; While his Co Wans no more admittance gain Than Ephraimites at Jordan ' s passage shun /
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Songs Of The Ceaft.
note , defines to be c a sort of lay-brothers ; slips from the root of Freemasons / In a pamphlet intituled \ Masonry Dissected / published by one Samuel Prichard , with intent to expose the secrets of the Freemasons , the following account is given of the Gormogoii fraternity : — < From the real Masons sprang the Accepted Masons ; from both sprang the Gormogons , whose grand master , the Volgi , deduces his original from the Chinese
whose writings , if to he credited , maintain the hypothesis of the Pre-Adamites / and consequently must be more antique thai ! Masonry . The most free and grand society is that of the Grand Kaihebar , which consists of a select company of responsible people , whose chief discourse is concerning trade and business , and promoting mutual friendship without compulsion or restraint / I will be obliged to any of your correspondents to inform me , whether it was not from this publication that Hogarth took
the hint of ridiculing both institutions , in his print of ' The Mystery of Masonry brought to light by the Gormogonis . ' I would wish to know whether any persons then living were intended by Chin-Quaw-Kypo / first Emperor of China , and the sage Coiifucius ; and who were meant by In-Chin , present oecumenical Volgi , and the mandarin Hang-Chi ? The satire conveyed by the beggar playing on the bladder and string , the monkey in the character of the widow ' s son , the ass laden , with the Masonic
emblems , Don Quixote , the innkeeper and boy , I readily understand ; but am at a loss to know what personage it is that laughs beiside Sanchowhat is meant by the figure , decorated with necklace and ear-rings , that rides on ass-back—and what is alluded to by the strange salutation the candidate performs at attaining the third step in the ladder , as there is none of
the ceremonial part of Masonry that corresponds to it / as I can recollect . Pritchard ' s publication , though the Freemasons affected to despise it and invalidate its contents , strongly excited their anger and resentment . In a Masonic prologue , published by Lawrence Dermott , in his Ahinian Rezon , or Help to a Brother / are the following lines relative to this subject : —
" As some crackd chemist of projecting brain , Much for discovery , but more for gain , With toil incessant labours , puffs ^ and blows , In search of something Nature won't disclose
At length his crucibles and measures broke , His fancied gain evaporates in smoke : So some , presumptuous , still attempt to trace The guarded symbol of our ancient race ; En wrapt in venerable gloom it lies ,
And mocks all sight but of a Mason ' s eyes . " " Attain : L . J " Glorious the temple of the sylvan queen , Pride of the world , at Ephesus was seen ; A witless wretch , the Prichard of those day a , Stranger to virtue , and unknown to praise ,
Crooked of soul , and fond of any name , Consign'd the noble monument to flame . Vain madman ! if so thinking to destroy The art , which cannot but with Nature die . Still with the Craft , still shall his name survive , And in our glory his disgrace shall live ; While his Co Wans no more admittance gain Than Ephraimites at Jordan ' s passage shun /