Inspir'd by each heav'nly spark,
Whilst Cowans labour in the dark.

Cho. Then let us all, &c,

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To the memory of the Tyrian Artist, &e.

XIX. SONG.

[To the tune of the Enter'd 'Prentice.]

I.

COME are you prepar'd,
Your scaffolds well rear'd,
Bring mortar, and temper it purely;

"Tis all safe I hope,
Well brac'd with each rope,

Your ledgers and putlocks securely.

II.

Then next your bricks bring,
It is time to begin,

For the sun with its rays is adorning;

The day's fair and clear,
No rain you need fear,

"Tis a charming, lovely, fine morning.

III.

Pray where are your tools,

Your line and plumb rules,

Each man to his work let him stand, boys,

Work solid and sure,

Upright and secure,

And your building be sure will be strong, boys.

IV.

Pray make no mistake,

But true your joints break,

And take care that you follow your leaders;

Work, rake, back, and tueth,

And make your work smooth,
And be sure that you fill up your headers.

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To the memory of Vitruvius, Angelo, Wren, and other noble

artists, &c.

XX SONG.

[Tune, On, on my dear Brethren.]

1.

THE curious vulgar could never devise,
What social free-masons so highly do prize;
No human conjecture, no study in schools,
Such fruitless attempts are the actions of fools.

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Sublime are our maxims, our plan from above,
Old as the creation cemented with love;
To promote all the virtues adorning man's life,
Subduing our passions, preventing all strife.

III.

Pursue, my dear brethren, embrace with great care,

A system adapted our actions to square;

Whose origin clearly appeareth divine,

Observe how its precepts to virtue incline.

IV

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The secrets of nature king Solomon knew,
The names of all trees in the forest that grew;
Architecture his study, free-masons sole guide,

Thus finish'd his temple, antiquity's pride.

V.

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True ancient free-masons our arts did conceal,
Their hearts were sincere and not prone to reveal;
Here's the widow son's mem'ry, that mighty great sage,
Who skilfully handled plumb, level, and gage.

VI.

Toast next our grand-master of noble repute,
No brother presuming his laws to dispute;
• No discord, no faction, our lodge shall divide;
Here truth, love, and friendship, must always abide.

VII.

Cease, cease, ye vain rebels, your country's disgrace,
To ravage like Vandals, our arts to deface;
Learn how to grow loyal, our king to defend,
And live like free-masons, your lives to amend.

To the ancient sons of peace.

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XXL SONG. ti salom W

[To the foregoing Tune.]T

Let the strength of our reason keep th' square of our heart,

And virtue adorn ev'ry man in his part;

The name of a Cowan we'll not ridicule,

But pity his folly and count him a fool.

V.

Let's lead a good life whilst power we have,
And when that our bodies are laid in the grave,
We hope with good conscience to heav'n to climb,
And give Peter the pass-word, the token and sign.

VI.

Saint Peter he opens, and so we pass in,
To a place that's prepar'd for all those free from sin;
To that heav'nly lodge which is tyl'd most secure,
A place that's prepar'd for all masons that's pure.

To all pure and upright masons.

XXII. SONG.

[Tune, What tho' they call me country lass.

1.

WHAT thơ' they call us mason-fools,
We prove, by g'ometry, our rules
Surpass the arts they teach in schools,
They charge us falsely then:

2

We make it plainly to appear,
By our behaviour every where,
That when you meet with masons there,

You meet with gentlemen.

IV.

But view those savage nations, where
Free-masonry did ne'er appear,
What strange unpolish'd brutes they are ;
Then think on masonry.

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* Queen Elizabeth hearing the masons had certain secrets that could not be revealed to her, for that she could not be grand master, and being jealous of all secret assemblies, &c. she sent an armed force to break up their annual grand lodge at York, on St. John's day, the 27th of December, 1561. Sir Thomas Sackville, then grand master, instead of being dismayed at such an unexpected visit, gallantly told the officers, that nothing could give him greater pleasure than seeing them in the he grand lodge, as it would give him an opportunity of convincing them, that free masonry was the most useful system that ever was founded on divine and moral laws, &c. The consequence of his arguments were that he made the chief men free-masons, who, on their return, made an honourable report to the queen, so that she never more attempted to dislodge or disturb them, but esteemed them as a peculiar sort of men, that cultivated peace and friendship, arts and sciences, without meddling in the affairs of church or state.

Prosperity to the most ancient and most honourable CRAFT.