Rituals of freemasonry: comprising the degrees of Entered apprentice, Fellow craft, and Master mason, in the lodge; (1870)
Sickels, Daniel. [from old catalog], Gould, James L. [from old catalog], Sheville, John W. [from old catalog], Simons, John. [from old catalog], Chase, Jackson H. [from old catalog] · New York, Masonic publishing company · leaf 58
cheer! the gloom of viidnight flies,And then a sunrise follows, mild and fair. These lines of the great German beautifully and forcibly illustratethe sublime thought which underlies and shines through this Kite.We cannot, of course, enter into any particular descriptions of it,or give any special… … The three & % sj: :J: :j: # & & are the Holy Bible, Square, and Compasses. The Holy Bible is given us as the rule andguide of our faith and practice; the Square, tosquare our actions; and the Compasses, to cir-cumscribe our desires, and keep our passions indue bounds with all mankind,…
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