The Masonic Press, No. II.

The Masonic Press, No. II. [No. 90]

There is a class of Owlets in our ranks
Whose feeble eyes bear not the light of day.
Bear with them, till we bury them; but they
Should ne’er have been admitted; and no thanks
The Literary Mason need expect 5
From such as these. We must in future have
Men who are Wise and Good and Brave:
Such, and such only, must we now Accept.
Our History needs re-writing; we must prove
All things, and keep most firmly to the Truth 10
Our Craft is not decrepit; in its youth
It ne’er was stronger. Friendship, Truth, and Love
Of all that’s Lovely, still to teach are ours;
And these for aye will task the Mason’s manliest powers.

by George Markham Tweddell 1st published c 1887