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 May every Free-mason have health, peace, and plenty May every Free-mason find constancy in love, and sincerity in friendship May the Free mason's conscience be sound, though his fortune be rotten May Temptation never conquer a Freemason's virtue Honour and influence to every public-spirited Brother Golden Eggs to every Brother, and Goldfinches to our Lodges May our evening's diversion bear the morning's reflection As we meet upon the level may we part upon the square

May we always have a friend and a bottle to give him May our love of the glass never make us forget decency May fortune resemble the bottle and bowl, and stand by the man who can't stand by himself May we act with reason when the bottle circulates When wine enlivens the heart, may friendship surround the table May the moments of mirth be regulated by the dial of reason A bottle at night and business in the morning A drop of good stuff and a snug party,

To spend the evening gay, social, and hearty Friendship in a palace, and falsehood in a dungeon A mirth inspiring bowl Cheerfulness in our cups, content in our minds, and competency in our pockets Champaigne to our real friends, and real pain to our sham friends Good wine and good company to the lover of reasonable enjoyment May the juice of the grape enliven each soul,

And good humour preside at the head of each bowl May mirth exalt the feast Old wine and young women We meet to be merry, then let us part wise, Nor suffer the bottle to blind reason's eyes

May the blossoms of friendship never be nipt by the frost of disappointment May the friend of distress never know want nor sorrow May he who once betrays his friend (or his trust) never have confidence reposed in him