The Level. [No. 48]

The Level. [No. 48]

“Meet on the Level, part upon the Square,”
Is a good Mason’s adage; and the man
Alone who merits honour ever can
Rise to the Level which Freemasons dare
To reckon true Equality. We care 5
Little for Worldly Wealth or rank, when we
Meet in our well-loved Lodges! There we see
A band of Brothers, who are proud to wear
The Badge of Innocence. We Level up
The true mark of manhood: to pull down 10
The one dull level, and on Wisdom frown,
Is not Masonic; but we seek to sup
Draughts riches that e’er heavenly Hebe bore,
Or Gannymede could boast in all his store

by George Markham Tweddell  1st published 1887