Classic and Contemporary Poetry
THE ENTERED APPRENTICES' SONG, by MATTHEW BIRKHEAD First Line: Come, let us prepare Last Line: As a free and an accepted mason. Subject(s): Apprentices | ||||||||
COME, let us prepare, We brothers that are Assembled on merry occasion; Let's drink, laugh, and sing, Our wine has a spring, Here's a health to an Accepted Mason. The world is in pain Our secrets to gain, And still let them wonder and gaze on; 'Till they're shown the light, They'll ne'er know the right Word or sign of an Accepted Mason. 'Tis this and 'tis that, They cannot tell what, Why so many great men of the nation, Should aprons put on, To make themselves one With a free and an Accepted Mason. Great kings, dukes, and lords, Have laid by their swords, Our mystery to put a good grace on, And ne'er been ashamed, To hear themselves named With a free and an Accepted Mason. Antiquity's pride We have on our side, And it maketh men just in their station; There's nought but what's good, To be understood By a free and an Accepted Mason. We're true and sincere, And just to the Fair; They'll trust us on every occasion: No mortal can more The ladies adore, Than a free and an Accepted Mason. Then join hand in hand, By each brother firm stand, Let's be merry and put a bright face on: What mortal can boast So noble a toast, As a free and an Accepted Mason? Chorus: No mortal can boast So noble a toast, As a free and an Accepted Mason. | Discover our Poem Explanations and Poet Analyses!Other Poems of Interest...THE CEREMONY OF THE PRINTER'S APPRENTICE; A GERMAN MORALITY PLAY by WILLAM BLADES APPRENTICE by MICHAEL BLUMENTHAL APPRENTICE'S LAST TOUCH by ANCA HARITON APPRENTICE by JOHN STERLING HARRIS APPRENTICES by RITA ANN HIGGINS APPRENTICE by JOSEPHINE JACOBSEN APRIL by WILLIAM CARLOS WILLIAMS THE LOVE SONNETS OF PROTEUS: 112. GIBRALTAR by WILFRID SCAWEN BLUNT |
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