The gems of masonry : emblematic and descriptive (1859)
Sherer, John · Cincinnati : The Author · leaf 48
THIRD SECTION. 35 because our days upon earth are a shadow ; shall not they teaehthee and tell thee, and utter words out of their heart.—Job viii, 9.Now my days are swifter than a post; they are passed away as theswift ships : as the eagle that hasteth to the prey.—Job ix, 25, 26. I. . .As the… … L. . .The ashes of the worthy brother will sleep in this hallowedreceptacle, till the grand master shall order the trumpet to pro-claim, that *time shall be no longer.—Compiler, M. . .This emblem, in its allusion to a departed brother, mayindeed demand the tear of fraternal sympathy ; but with…
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