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tress and danger , but to ameliorate moral suffering , to irradiate mental darkness , to promote social good . We are bound not only to give bread , but to bestow truth , intelligence , and improvement on our Brethren—from them to the world ; and to effect this main aim of
Masonry , requires only the recognition of the principle " Detur pulchriori , " and an utter abjuration of the monstrous and absurd spirit of " toadyism , " which reversing the attributes of charity in every sense , " curses both him that gives and him that takes . "
Masonic Songs.-No. 6.
MASONIC SOSGS . —H 0 . 6 .
SILYEK HAIR & GOLDEN STRINGS—AN OLD MAN'S PHILOSOPHY By Bro . Gr . Douglas Thompson . [ This Song is Copyright . } Silver hair and golden strings , Hath yon minstrel grey , Ever to his harp he sings ,
Let the month be May , Or brisk March , or dull November , Still he'll sing and play , For it joys him to remember , Youth's fresh holiday .
Thus sings he : " Though age is creeping O ' er me now I know , Why should I sit sad and weeping , While young roses blow ; Can I not from young hearts gather Bloom to call my own , In their joy I'd bask me rather Than lie down and moan . "
Silver hair , & c . Thus sings he : " Each child that ' s sporting O'er the village green , Every youth and maiden courting ,.
Joy me still I ween ; For so sweet the recollection , That I once could toy , That I ne ' er can feel dejection , At another ' s joy . " Silver hair , & e .
Thus sings he : " I too had pleasure In my youthful time , { Sweet and brimming was the measure , Of my manhood ' s prime ; No reflection bringeth sadness , Naught doth sorrow . give , Beat , old heart of mine , with gladness , Ever while I live . " Silver hair . & c .
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tress and danger , but to ameliorate moral suffering , to irradiate mental darkness , to promote social good . We are bound not only to give bread , but to bestow truth , intelligence , and improvement on our Brethren—from them to the world ; and to effect this main aim of
Masonry , requires only the recognition of the principle " Detur pulchriori , " and an utter abjuration of the monstrous and absurd spirit of " toadyism , " which reversing the attributes of charity in every sense , " curses both him that gives and him that takes . "
Masonic Songs.-No. 6.
MASONIC SOSGS . —H 0 . 6 .
SILYEK HAIR & GOLDEN STRINGS—AN OLD MAN'S PHILOSOPHY By Bro . Gr . Douglas Thompson . [ This Song is Copyright . } Silver hair and golden strings , Hath yon minstrel grey , Ever to his harp he sings ,
Let the month be May , Or brisk March , or dull November , Still he'll sing and play , For it joys him to remember , Youth's fresh holiday .
Thus sings he : " Though age is creeping O ' er me now I know , Why should I sit sad and weeping , While young roses blow ; Can I not from young hearts gather Bloom to call my own , In their joy I'd bask me rather Than lie down and moan . "
Silver hair , & c . Thus sings he : " Each child that ' s sporting O'er the village green , Every youth and maiden courting ,.
Joy me still I ween ; For so sweet the recollection , That I once could toy , That I ne ' er can feel dejection , At another ' s joy . " Silver hair , & e .
Thus sings he : " I too had pleasure In my youthful time , { Sweet and brimming was the measure , Of my manhood ' s prime ; No reflection bringeth sadness , Naught doth sorrow . give , Beat , old heart of mine , with gladness , Ever while I live . " Silver hair . & c .