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The Masonic Magazine, Sept. 1, 1881: Page 35

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Sea-Side Sights.

I looked around , and soon espied A group just further on , And plump and ruddy was their flesh , Aud good clothes they did don . I saw some lazy , loafing men , Who gazed upon the scene ;

And they were fat , and loudly dressed , And insolent of mien . I saw the fair expanse of sea With ships well dotted o ' er , And felt the charm , so exquisite , I'd often felt before .

I saw the distant cliffs look grand , In summer verdure clad ; The shrimpers shrimping far beneath , And eyes and heart were glad . I saw some lads with rakes and pails , At ebb-tide on the sands ; And they were " cockl'ing " ; for their food Depended on their hands .

I saw the swimmers in the sea Disporting with the waves , And felt the joy that man must feel When he another saves . I saw the sun arise at morn , Ancl set again at night , And cloud and sky , and earth and sea Were bathed in glorious light .

Masonic Symbolism.

MASONIC SYMBOLISM .

( Concluded from page 72 ) . IN the fact that every lodge is dedicated to St . John the Baptist and St . John the Evangelist is traceable back through Masonic traditions , as a pure channel of communication with the past , a series of historical truths of no little importance . We are informed that from the building of the Temple at Jerusalem to the Bablonian tivitof the Jewsall regular Masonic Lod

y cap y , ges were dedicated to King Solomon . Solomon began his reign upon the throne of the Israelitish Empire 1015 ( some authorities say 1018 ) years before Christ , ancl the Temple was completed seven ( some authorities say eleven ) years thereafter . Some two hundred and eighty-five years after the Temple was completed , Jerusalem was taken by the King of Assyria , and the mass of the Jewish le were carried captive to Bablon—so that Masonic Lod were

peop y ges dedicated to King Solomon for a period of not more than 300 years . During the period of the Jewish captivity Babylon was one of the most important cities of the world . The walls surrounding it " were of a prodigious height "—so says Rollin— " and appeared to be inaccessible , " and within them were an immense j 2

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Title Category Page
CHINESE FREEMASONRY. Article 1
Untitled Article 5
Untitled Article 6
Untitled Article 7
Untitled Article 8
MASON'S MARKS FROM CARLISLE ABBEY. Article 9
APPENDIX. Article 10
BASSENTHWAITE LAKE. Article 12
JUNIUS. Article 14
MANY YEARS AGO: THE ANCHORITE'S LAMENT. Article 16
AN OLD MASON'S TOMB. Article 17
THE HISTORY OF SELBY, ITS ABBEY, AND ITS MASONIC ASSOCIATIONS. Article 21
HISTORY OF THE AIREDALE LODGE, No. 387. Article 28
AMONG THE HILLS. Article 33
SEA-SIDE SIGHTS. Article 34
MASONIC SYMBOLISM. Article 35
ON THE RHINE. Article 39
FLOWERS. Article 40
AFTER ALL. Article 41
NATURE IN REPOSE. Article 45
LITERARY GOSSIP. Article 46
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Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.

Sea-Side Sights.

I looked around , and soon espied A group just further on , And plump and ruddy was their flesh , Aud good clothes they did don . I saw some lazy , loafing men , Who gazed upon the scene ;

And they were fat , and loudly dressed , And insolent of mien . I saw the fair expanse of sea With ships well dotted o ' er , And felt the charm , so exquisite , I'd often felt before .

I saw the distant cliffs look grand , In summer verdure clad ; The shrimpers shrimping far beneath , And eyes and heart were glad . I saw some lads with rakes and pails , At ebb-tide on the sands ; And they were " cockl'ing " ; for their food Depended on their hands .

I saw the swimmers in the sea Disporting with the waves , And felt the joy that man must feel When he another saves . I saw the sun arise at morn , Ancl set again at night , And cloud and sky , and earth and sea Were bathed in glorious light .

Masonic Symbolism.

MASONIC SYMBOLISM .

( Concluded from page 72 ) . IN the fact that every lodge is dedicated to St . John the Baptist and St . John the Evangelist is traceable back through Masonic traditions , as a pure channel of communication with the past , a series of historical truths of no little importance . We are informed that from the building of the Temple at Jerusalem to the Bablonian tivitof the Jewsall regular Masonic Lod

y cap y , ges were dedicated to King Solomon . Solomon began his reign upon the throne of the Israelitish Empire 1015 ( some authorities say 1018 ) years before Christ , ancl the Temple was completed seven ( some authorities say eleven ) years thereafter . Some two hundred and eighty-five years after the Temple was completed , Jerusalem was taken by the King of Assyria , and the mass of the Jewish le were carried captive to Bablon—so that Masonic Lod were

peop y ges dedicated to King Solomon for a period of not more than 300 years . During the period of the Jewish captivity Babylon was one of the most important cities of the world . The walls surrounding it " were of a prodigious height "—so says Rollin— " and appeared to be inaccessible , " and within them were an immense j 2