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Bon Accord Mark Masons.
that I may be relieved from my presen t difficulty . I have no doubt that the brethren to whom lie has tendered advice , will , in consequence of there being " very many of them of Superior Masonic talent , " act according to Masonic principle , •—and decide , not upon exparte statements , but only when they obtain the merits of the case , after they have heard both sides of the question . I remain , Sir , Your obedient Servant , JAMES RETTIE , First Principal , Chapter No . 70 .
"The Wink Of Invitation."
"THE WINK OF INVITATION . "
Masonic Song , by BR . JOHN MOTT THEAltLE . Pass round the wine , with jovial heart , Pledge me a bumper , sparkling as wit , And a lively song or a jest impart
With a hearty laugh to season it . See ! as bright as the noonday sun , Bubbles , flashing bright , are rising-, And each new evolving one Has a thousand laughing eyes in . Pledge me every joy on earth , Banisli all vexation—Every bursting bubble tips The wink of invitation .
Pass round the wine—with merry word And joyous smile we greet each brother , While charity adorns the board , And proves how we can help each other . And thus we mellow ev ' ry grief That erst fond hearts have cloven , Aud bid gems sparkle o'er each wreath
, By saddest memory woven . Pledge me every joy on earth , Banish all vexation—Every bursting bubble tips The wink of invitation .
Pass round the wine—The bright sunbeams , From which the grape first caught its hue Flows cherish'd in this ruddy stream In all its warmth a kindred glow . No wonder that the heart grows light When sunbeams lend their aid divine , Or in each bumper ' s grateful fliht
g We feel such joys in drinking wine . Pledge me every joy on earth , Banish all vexation—Every bursting bubble tips The wink of invitation .
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Bon Accord Mark Masons.
that I may be relieved from my presen t difficulty . I have no doubt that the brethren to whom lie has tendered advice , will , in consequence of there being " very many of them of Superior Masonic talent , " act according to Masonic principle , •—and decide , not upon exparte statements , but only when they obtain the merits of the case , after they have heard both sides of the question . I remain , Sir , Your obedient Servant , JAMES RETTIE , First Principal , Chapter No . 70 .
"The Wink Of Invitation."
"THE WINK OF INVITATION . "
Masonic Song , by BR . JOHN MOTT THEAltLE . Pass round the wine , with jovial heart , Pledge me a bumper , sparkling as wit , And a lively song or a jest impart
With a hearty laugh to season it . See ! as bright as the noonday sun , Bubbles , flashing bright , are rising-, And each new evolving one Has a thousand laughing eyes in . Pledge me every joy on earth , Banisli all vexation—Every bursting bubble tips The wink of invitation .
Pass round the wine—with merry word And joyous smile we greet each brother , While charity adorns the board , And proves how we can help each other . And thus we mellow ev ' ry grief That erst fond hearts have cloven , Aud bid gems sparkle o'er each wreath
, By saddest memory woven . Pledge me every joy on earth , Banish all vexation—Every bursting bubble tips The wink of invitation .
Pass round the wine—The bright sunbeams , From which the grape first caught its hue Flows cherish'd in this ruddy stream In all its warmth a kindred glow . No wonder that the heart grows light When sunbeams lend their aid divine , Or in each bumper ' s grateful fliht
g We feel such joys in drinking wine . Pledge me every joy on earth , Banish all vexation—Every bursting bubble tips The wink of invitation .