The Third Degree in Freemasonry Its Ornaments and Emblems: Foundations of Freemasonry Series

William Harvey was a prolific masonic scholar of his day. In this poetical piece from 1917, he writes about the culmination of the masonic journey by the candidate s arrival at the third degree or that of Master Mason. He discusses the movement of time in a mason s life, the symbols of the hourglass, scythe and the dual aspects of the checkered tile, among other symbols.