-
Articles/Ads
Article THE POPE AND FREEMASONRY. ← Page 4 of 4 Article MASONIC POETS OF SCOTLAND—No. III. Page 1 of 3 →
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Pope And Freemasonry.
same symbols were in universal use all over the Avorld—that within the historic period the Essenes among the JOAVS preserved the interpretation of them , whilst the spurious lodges Avere groping in the dark , and that the modern society still retains
them . I will conclude by stating that the principles of Masonry may be summed up in the Avords ^ of St . Peter when he urges the faithful to " love the brotherhood , fear God , honour the king , " ancl principles such as these have no need to be condemned by the Pope or any other man .
Masonic Poets Of Scotland—No. Iii.
MASONIC POETS OF SCOTLAND—No . III .
JAMES HOGG . ' * By Hie EEV . ANDEEAV "R . BONAK , Minister of First Charge of Canongate , Edinburgh . ( Continued from paye 105 . ) James Hogg , the " Ettrick Shepherd , " immortalised as much by the impersonations of him
viewed under a highly-coloured and exaggerated aspect on the part of the late Professor Wilson , in the once-renowned " Noctes Ambrosianas , " Avas altogether a remarkable man . Like not a few Avho have succeeded in emerging from the clouds of
obscurity , and the disadvantage attendant upon lowly origin , —his self-esteem seems to have been not unnaturally developed ; while yet it Avere improper to deny that there was some reason for the weakness referred to .
Hogg was bom on the 25 th of January , 1772 , in a cottage on the banks of the Ettrick , in Selkirkshire , and was descended from a race of shepherds who had in succession folloAved that calling . Hogg ' s mother , Margaret Laidlaw , Avas a self-taught person , of an imaginative ancl even enthusiastic turn of mind . Her son Avas but little
indebted to outward aid for AA hat progress he made in education , having attended the parish school only for the space of a feAv months , though during one Avinter he was alloived to be present at the lessons given to the children of a neighbouring
farmer . Hogg , when but seven j-ears old , began out-door occupation as a herd-boy , but even then he showed liking for such marvellous tales and legends as were current among the Scottish
peasantry . Hogg thus describes 'his . early experience : —¦ " When only eight years of age I Avas sent out to a bught called Broadheads , with a rosy-cheeked maiden to herd a flock of new-weaned lambs , and
I had my mischievous COATS to herd also . But as she had no dog , ancl I had au excellent one , I AA as orclei * ed to keep close by her . Never Avas a master's order better obeyed . Day by clay I herded the cows and the lambs , and Betty had nothing
to do but to sit ancl SBAY . Then Ave dined together every day at a AA ' BII near to the Shiel dyke-head , ancl , after dinner I laid my head down on her lap , and pretended to fall sound asleep . One day I heard her say to herself , ' Pair little laddie ! he ' s
just tired to death ; ' ancl then I wept till I Avas afraid she would feel the warm tears trickling doivn on her knee . I wished my master , who Avas a handsome young man , would fall in love Avith her and marry her , wondering IIOAV he could
be so blind ancl stupid as not to do it . But I thought , if I Avere he , I Avould know well what to do . "
When but fourteen years of age , Hogg , at the cost of a few shillings , became possessor of an old fiddle , practice upon which helped to Avhile away many an hour that might else have passed heavily . He served as shepherd at various farms in
succession , at Singlee , Elibank , Williamslea , and next at Blackhouse , the tenant of which was Mr . Laicl law , who kindly alloAved him to have access to a tolerably good store of books , a permission much appz-eciated hy the young man . When
twentyfour years of age Hogg began to write verses , rude enough , doubtless , yet not devoid of touches evidencing genius and ori ginality . In 1797 he fiz-sfc heard of Burns , Avhose " Tam o'Shanter" in
particular Hogg dwelt upon Avith delight , and was so fascinated by the spell that he was soon able to repeat the whole poem . The success of Burns roused Hogg's ambition ; ancl having become acquainted , in 1791 , with Sir Walter Scott , the
latter induced the late Mr . Constable to publish the " Mountain Bard , " as Avell as—strange conjunction !—a " Treatise on Sheep . " These productions , hoAvever , brought in to Hogg a considerable sum of money—about , it is said ,
£ 300—yet an amount insufficient for the object he had in vieAV , that of setting up a store farm , the attempt was unsuccessful , ' and after a depressing struggle for two or three years , Hogg betook himself to Edinburgh with the fallacious
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Pope And Freemasonry.
same symbols were in universal use all over the Avorld—that within the historic period the Essenes among the JOAVS preserved the interpretation of them , whilst the spurious lodges Avere groping in the dark , and that the modern society still retains
them . I will conclude by stating that the principles of Masonry may be summed up in the Avords ^ of St . Peter when he urges the faithful to " love the brotherhood , fear God , honour the king , " ancl principles such as these have no need to be condemned by the Pope or any other man .
Masonic Poets Of Scotland—No. Iii.
MASONIC POETS OF SCOTLAND—No . III .
JAMES HOGG . ' * By Hie EEV . ANDEEAV "R . BONAK , Minister of First Charge of Canongate , Edinburgh . ( Continued from paye 105 . ) James Hogg , the " Ettrick Shepherd , " immortalised as much by the impersonations of him
viewed under a highly-coloured and exaggerated aspect on the part of the late Professor Wilson , in the once-renowned " Noctes Ambrosianas , " Avas altogether a remarkable man . Like not a few Avho have succeeded in emerging from the clouds of
obscurity , and the disadvantage attendant upon lowly origin , —his self-esteem seems to have been not unnaturally developed ; while yet it Avere improper to deny that there was some reason for the weakness referred to .
Hogg was bom on the 25 th of January , 1772 , in a cottage on the banks of the Ettrick , in Selkirkshire , and was descended from a race of shepherds who had in succession folloAved that calling . Hogg ' s mother , Margaret Laidlaw , Avas a self-taught person , of an imaginative ancl even enthusiastic turn of mind . Her son Avas but little
indebted to outward aid for AA hat progress he made in education , having attended the parish school only for the space of a feAv months , though during one Avinter he was alloived to be present at the lessons given to the children of a neighbouring
farmer . Hogg , when but seven j-ears old , began out-door occupation as a herd-boy , but even then he showed liking for such marvellous tales and legends as were current among the Scottish
peasantry . Hogg thus describes 'his . early experience : —¦ " When only eight years of age I Avas sent out to a bught called Broadheads , with a rosy-cheeked maiden to herd a flock of new-weaned lambs , and
I had my mischievous COATS to herd also . But as she had no dog , ancl I had au excellent one , I AA as orclei * ed to keep close by her . Never Avas a master's order better obeyed . Day by clay I herded the cows and the lambs , and Betty had nothing
to do but to sit ancl SBAY . Then Ave dined together every day at a AA ' BII near to the Shiel dyke-head , ancl , after dinner I laid my head down on her lap , and pretended to fall sound asleep . One day I heard her say to herself , ' Pair little laddie ! he ' s
just tired to death ; ' ancl then I wept till I Avas afraid she would feel the warm tears trickling doivn on her knee . I wished my master , who Avas a handsome young man , would fall in love Avith her and marry her , wondering IIOAV he could
be so blind ancl stupid as not to do it . But I thought , if I Avere he , I Avould know well what to do . "
When but fourteen years of age , Hogg , at the cost of a few shillings , became possessor of an old fiddle , practice upon which helped to Avhile away many an hour that might else have passed heavily . He served as shepherd at various farms in
succession , at Singlee , Elibank , Williamslea , and next at Blackhouse , the tenant of which was Mr . Laicl law , who kindly alloAved him to have access to a tolerably good store of books , a permission much appz-eciated hy the young man . When
twentyfour years of age Hogg began to write verses , rude enough , doubtless , yet not devoid of touches evidencing genius and ori ginality . In 1797 he fiz-sfc heard of Burns , Avhose " Tam o'Shanter" in
particular Hogg dwelt upon Avith delight , and was so fascinated by the spell that he was soon able to repeat the whole poem . The success of Burns roused Hogg's ambition ; ancl having become acquainted , in 1791 , with Sir Walter Scott , the
latter induced the late Mr . Constable to publish the " Mountain Bard , " as Avell as—strange conjunction !—a " Treatise on Sheep . " These productions , hoAvever , brought in to Hogg a considerable sum of money—about , it is said ,
£ 300—yet an amount insufficient for the object he had in vieAV , that of setting up a store farm , the attempt was unsuccessful , ' and after a depressing struggle for two or three years , Hogg betook himself to Edinburgh with the fallacious