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May the square, plumb line, and level, regulate the conduct
of every Brother
The Mason that knows the true value and use of tools
May every Brother, who is lawfully and regularly entered into
our society, be as duly instructed in the true morals thereof
May Masonry prove as universal as it is honourable and useful
The memory of he distinguished Three
May every Brother have a heart to feel and a hand to give
May we never condemn that in a Brother which we would
pardon in ourselves
May covetous cares be unknown to Freemasons
May we be more ready to correct our own faults than to publish
the errors of a Brother
May we never rashly believe any report which is prejudicial
to a Brother
May discord, party-rage, and insolence, be for ever rooted
out from among Masons
May all Freemasons go hand in hand in the road of virtue
May the hearts of Freemasons agree, although their heads
should differ
May the conduct of Masons be such as to convince the world they dwell in light
May honour and honesty distinguish the Brethren
Relief to all indigent Brethren
May all Free-masons live in love and die in peace
The heart which conceals
And the tongue that never reveals
May no Free-mason taste the bitter apples of affliction
To the innocent and faithful Craft
May the gentle spirit of love animate the heart of every Mason
May every Free-mason be distinguished by the internal ornament
of an upright heart
May every Free-mason have as much genuine philosophy, as
that he may neither be too much exalted with the smiles
of prosperity, nor too much dejected with the frowns
of adversity
May the Brethren in this place be united to one another by the bond of love
To our next happy meeting
May the frowns of resentment be unknown among us
May Free-masons ever taste and relish the sweets of domestic
contentment
