![]() ![]() In spreading the light of our order divine This may be something just written in homage to him by someone else.Īnd its members still vie with each other This poem was reportedly taken from the West Australian Constitution Ritual Book.Īnd not in the Burns website, which is supposed to have all of his writings on line, Have a big-belly'd bottle when harass'd with care. May ev'ry true Brother of the Compass and Square Then fill up a bumper and make it o'erflow,Īnd honours Masonic prepare for to throw Within this dear mansion may wayward contention, Who formed this frame with beneficent aim Ye powers who preside o'er the wind and the tide, Your thrifty old mother has scarce such anotherĪ prayer from the muse you well may excuse, Ye sons of Auld Killie, assembled by Willie, To the ancient badge wi' the apron string Brother Kent seems to have stonger claim, but the issue is not entirely settled. Denslow, have confidently attributed it to Burns. ![]() However, some esteemed Masonic historians, particularly Robert Freke Gould (1836 - 1915), as well as later ones like George M. No reference to it has been found prior to Kent's using it in a speech in 1880, and some contemporary accounts reported that Kent had written it himself in imitation of Burn's style. This poem has been attributed to both Robbie Burns and Henry Kent. Table of Contents Robert "Robbie" Burns (1759-1796) Masonic Poetry by Robert Burns (1759-1796) ![]()
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