Free Masonry - The Masonic Trowel

210 THE MASONIC WORD,
Verily, the Grand Chapter must think
" The world is naturally averse
" To all tbe truth it sees or hears,
" But swallows nonsense, and (O! fie!)
" With greediness and gluttony."
CHAPTER XXXIV.
" The madness of Don Quixotic here soars to the highest pitch of extravagance
that can be imagined, and even by two bow shots, at least, exceeds
all credit and conception."
Chap. 13. p. 147. "Masonic Word^ or Divine Logos:
how transmitted."
I fear the reader will think too much time has been already
devoted to our author: but remembering howl became
acquainted with this treatise, I cannot lightly pass it by.
A reverend and respected friend, who has taken more degrees
in Masonry than I can repeat without a prompter,
hearing some objections made to the great institution, in the
first place, advised to advance higher for my own satisfaction
; and when that advice was replied to, he recommended
the perusal of this work, "Town's Speculative Masonry, 11
and kindly put me in a way to procure it Justice requires
a thorough examination of the work; and seeing the approbation
with which it was first heard by the grand chapter,
and the kind reception with which it has since met from the
multitude of the fraternity, into whose hands it has fallen,
the reader may be assured, that it has a very high masonic
reputation, and deserves every possible attention.*
* A second edition, in 1822, was added to the 4,500 copies subscribed for
in the first edition.