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Article A MASONIC MASTYR—HYPPOLITO JOSE DA COSTA... ← Page 6 of 6 Article ODE TO MASONRY. Page 1 of 1
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A Masonic Mastyr—Hyppolito Jose Da Costa...
of their own countrymen and strangers , and keep alive the lamp of Masonry . In conformity with the pledges imposed oii them at their initiation , these new members resorted , at the earliest convenient time , to the Lodges of France and Holland for formal recognition . In Belgium the priests were as rabid as those of Spain and Portugal in interdicting Masonry , and although they made a liberal revolution for their own purposes , they showed little favour to the refugee liberals , not even to the refugee priests .
Ode To Masonry.
ODE TO MASONRY .
The mighty conquerors who aspire to fame , And wiio by wide-spread ruin raise a name , Who glory in the battles which they gain , And ride , exulting , o ' er the ensanguin'd plain-Such men as these my heart can ne ' er approve , Terrorthey cause , but cannot win my love ; These , hy eternal j ustice ., were designed
For righteous ends , the scourges of mankind . My heart delights in those—the truly wise , Wlio , men to make most happy , civilize ; The band illustrious , the benignant few , Who teach the boist ' rous passions to subdue ; Instruct mankind in ev'ry gen ' rous art 3
And , by example , humanize the heart ; Who , like the sun , their blessings widely spread , Who comfort give to grief—to hunger bread ; Whose minds , contracted by no narrow plan , Own as a Brother ev ' ry virtuous man ; Who science and morality improve , And to all climes diffuse fraternal love :
These only heroes in my eyes appear , And such I more than honour—I revere . To form such heroes Masonry was given ; Most gracious gift of ever-bounteous heav ' n ! And 0 ! what pleasure now expands my mind , To see around the friends of human kind : . —
_ ~ — „_ „ * —**„ , ** **** -. « . , My Brethren—sons of Mercy—who bestow , With lib ' ral hand , the balm for mortals' woe—Who , unconfmed , benevolence impart , Dilate the narrow soulj and mend the heart . Go on , ye wise philanthropists 3 pursue
the certain path which leads to honour true ; Still live as ye are taught , that men may see What human nature can and ought to be ; Then Masomy , the source of truth and peace-Will spread its influence far , and far increase ; Unfading glory deck the Mason's name , Whilst , built on virtue , stands his spotless fame . G ,
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
A Masonic Mastyr—Hyppolito Jose Da Costa...
of their own countrymen and strangers , and keep alive the lamp of Masonry . In conformity with the pledges imposed oii them at their initiation , these new members resorted , at the earliest convenient time , to the Lodges of France and Holland for formal recognition . In Belgium the priests were as rabid as those of Spain and Portugal in interdicting Masonry , and although they made a liberal revolution for their own purposes , they showed little favour to the refugee liberals , not even to the refugee priests .
Ode To Masonry.
ODE TO MASONRY .
The mighty conquerors who aspire to fame , And wiio by wide-spread ruin raise a name , Who glory in the battles which they gain , And ride , exulting , o ' er the ensanguin'd plain-Such men as these my heart can ne ' er approve , Terrorthey cause , but cannot win my love ; These , hy eternal j ustice ., were designed
For righteous ends , the scourges of mankind . My heart delights in those—the truly wise , Wlio , men to make most happy , civilize ; The band illustrious , the benignant few , Who teach the boist ' rous passions to subdue ; Instruct mankind in ev'ry gen ' rous art 3
And , by example , humanize the heart ; Who , like the sun , their blessings widely spread , Who comfort give to grief—to hunger bread ; Whose minds , contracted by no narrow plan , Own as a Brother ev ' ry virtuous man ; Who science and morality improve , And to all climes diffuse fraternal love :
These only heroes in my eyes appear , And such I more than honour—I revere . To form such heroes Masonry was given ; Most gracious gift of ever-bounteous heav ' n ! And 0 ! what pleasure now expands my mind , To see around the friends of human kind : . —
_ ~ — „_ „ * —**„ , ** **** -. « . , My Brethren—sons of Mercy—who bestow , With lib ' ral hand , the balm for mortals' woe—Who , unconfmed , benevolence impart , Dilate the narrow soulj and mend the heart . Go on , ye wise philanthropists 3 pursue
the certain path which leads to honour true ; Still live as ye are taught , that men may see What human nature can and ought to be ; Then Masomy , the source of truth and peace-Will spread its influence far , and far increase ; Unfading glory deck the Mason's name , Whilst , built on virtue , stands his spotless fame . G ,