The lost language of symbolism : an inquiry into the origin of certain letters, words, names, fairy-tales, folklore, and mythologies (1912)
Bayley, Harold · New York : Barnes & Noble · leaf 25
upon which Freemasonry wasbuilt, the amazing vitality of tradition added to thedisseminating powers of itinerant apostles and wanderingminstrels, all no doubt served to keep alive the smoulderingembers of what at one time must have been a brilliant andhighly developed philosophy. lo THE LOST… … These birds symbolised filial piety by reason of thecare and solicitude which they were supposed to exercisetowards aged storks, and filial piety as defined byConfucius—an expert on that subject—means carrying onthe aims of our forefathers. ^ But after making all reasonable allowance for the…
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