Among Friends to Lodge

Ignaz Unterberger's painting of Mozart in a masonic Lodge in Vienna
Ignaz Unterberger’s painting of Mozart in a masonic Lodge in Vienna

I have stood among plenty
To my hand not have had a coin
Have not gone hungry:

Blessed I: among friends to be
Where money is not what makes the world
Level for all men, but honour

Friendship: strangers greet as friends
Part, each to his own road, knowing
Welcome  awaits on their return

Wherever a man lodges
Nearby, regardless of his means
His wealth, his honour, bretherns welcome.

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