Excerpt from Masonic: Odes and PoemsSome of these pieces have gone the rounds of the press, masonic and secular, for a considerable period, and have attracted the favorable attention of the public. Others have been examined in manuscript by persons Whose judgment in matters of this kind is admittedly worthy of consideration. The author has recited many of them in discourses to lodges and public assemblies. These authorities seem to concur in a verdict, and to express the Wish that the pieces, as a whole, may be pub lished.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.