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... Masons . " This tale is curious as being the earliest account of an educational institution . There are various traditions of minor interest re- lating to the patriarchal ages and to the wanderings of the Israelites in the wilderness ...
... Masons . " This tale is curious as being the earliest account of an educational institution . There are various traditions of minor interest re- lating to the patriarchal ages and to the wanderings of the Israelites in the wilderness ...
Page 175
... masonic writers to be genuine . Its title is as follows : " Certain questions with answers to the same concerning the mystery of masonry written by King Henry the sixth and faith- fully copied by me John Leylande , antiquarian , by ...
... masonic writers to be genuine . Its title is as follows : " Certain questions with answers to the same concerning the mystery of masonry written by King Henry the sixth and faith- fully copied by me John Leylande , antiquarian , by ...
Page 176
... masons , he learned much , and returned and dwelt in Grecia Magna , growing and becoming mighty wise and greatly renowned . Here he formed a great lodge at Crotona , and made many masons , some of whom travelled into France , and there ...
... masons , he learned much , and returned and dwelt in Grecia Magna , growing and becoming mighty wise and greatly renowned . Here he formed a great lodge at Crotona , and made many masons , some of whom travelled into France , and there ...
Page 177
... Masons . In the continuation of the story of Hiram , it is stated that the twelve crafts on discovering his body were unable to raise it , and that King Solo- mon ordered a lodge of master - masons to be summoned and said , " I will go ...
... Masons . In the continuation of the story of Hiram , it is stated that the twelve crafts on discovering his body were unable to raise it , and that King Solo- mon ordered a lodge of master - masons to be summoned and said , " I will go ...
Page 178
... masons was also allegorical . And indeed there is so much that is purely Hebrew in ceremonial masonry , that one is almost forced to believe that the ... Masonic usages are vestiges of Druidism , or mere 178 EMBLEMS OF FREEMASONRY .
... masons was also allegorical . And indeed there is so much that is purely Hebrew in ceremonial masonry , that one is almost forced to believe that the ... Masonic usages are vestiges of Druidism , or mere 178 EMBLEMS OF FREEMASONRY .
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Page 201 - But if the wife should drink of it first God help the husband then ! The stranger stooped to the Well of St. Keyne And drank of the water again. " You drank of the Well I warrant betimes ?
Page 200 - St. Keyne,' quoth the Cornish-man, 'many a time Drank of this crystal Well, And before the Angel summoned her, She laid on the water a spell. 'If the husband of this gifted Well Shall drink before his wife, A happy man thenceforth is he, For he shall be master for life.
Page 199 - But has heard of the Well of St. Keyne. An oak and an elm-tree stand beside, And behind does an ash-tree grow, And a willow from the bank above Droops to the water below. A traveller came to the Well of St. Keyne...
Page 191 - ... dream of the man you are to have. This we did; and to be sure I did nothing all night but dream of Mr. Blossom. The same night, exactly at twelve o'clock, I sowed hempseed in our back yard, and said to myself," Hempseed I sow, hemp-seed I hoe, and he that is my true love come after me and mow.
Page 200 - And there was not a cloud in the sky. He drank of the water so cool and clear, For thirsty and hot was he, And he sat down upon the bank, Under the willow-tree.
Page 187 - ... being, the supposed preserver of their flocks and herds, or to some particular animal, the real destroyer of them: each person then turns his face to the fire, breaks off a knob, and flinging it over his shoulders, says, "This I give to thee, preserve thou my horses; this to thee, preserve thou my sheep; and so on.
Page 211 - Late late yestreen I saw the new moone, Wi the auld moone in hir arme, And I feir, I feir, my deir master, That we will cum to harme.
Page 200 - I'll venture my life She has drunk of the Well of St. Keyne ." "I have left a good woman who never was here...
Page 187 - The rites begin with spilling some of the caudle on the ground, by way of libation: on that every one takes a cake of oatmeal, upon which are raised nine square knobs, each dedicated to some particular being, the supposed preserver of their flocks and herds, or to some particular animal, the real destroyer of them: each person then turns his face to the fire, breaks off...
Page 185 - There is amongst us a people who, when they go out in search of prey, carry their horses on their backs to the place of plunder ; in order to catch their prey, they leap upon their horses, and when it is taken, carry their horses home again upon their shoulders.