Free Masonry - The Masonic Trowel

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u SPIRIT Or THE DOCTRINE 07 FREE MASONRY."
To make out the Spirit of Masonry, two Masons being
given, in the manner of making a right-angled triangle,
two legs being given.
Suppose the leg M. J., Mahomet the Impostor, and the
leg J. T., Judas the Traitor.
From J. erect a nocturnal and secret society to T., the
Traitor; draw the line M. T., the Miser Traitor; and we
have the selfish spirit of the Masonic imposture. Quod erat
inveniendum.
To those who are unacquainted with the'higher branches
of Mathematics, this demonstration may appear somewhat
obscure; but its geometrical accuracy will stand the test of
any professor, at least on this side of the Atlantic
This is an extraordinary science, and the reader will find
it amusing; the kaleidescope not furnishing more unexpected
variety, than Masonic*, or moral geometry, furnishes
to the mental eye; one turn of the instrument throwing
out, " Herod, a most excellent grand master;" and the
next, perhaps, u Cataline, Sovereign Inspector General."*
* The author gives notice, that measures are taken to secure his right to
this application of geometrical solutions to the demonstration of mo*
' ral truth, and until the patent is sealed, it seemed good to give only a specimen
of Masonic*, showing the value of the science; otherwise he could
have interested the reader with difficult moral questions, easily solved in
Trigonometry, by the rule of proportion, or by natural sines, when the
necessary sides and angles are given.