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Toast to Absent Friends By Exile On the
occasion of Stanley Lodge 1262
Burns’ Supper 2007 While proposing this toast to absent friends Please think of those who’d like to spend This night wae’ us, getting fu’ At Stanley Lodge, 1262 Watered, fed and feeling merry Not like some, indeed too many Of those we loved, but can’t be here To enjoy the haggis, the whisky and beer Tae press the flesh an’ slap our backs, Tae join in the patter, an’ enjoy the crack, Wae friends amongst us, like all of you, Assembled here at Lodge 1262, Our absent friends are always near, They’re in our hearts, we hold them dear, So on February 10th, 2007, We’ll propose a toast, to meet them in heaven. And to our Masonic Brethren, Brotherly love, We’ll meet you in the Grand Lodge above, Worshipful Master, Honoured Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen, Please be upstanding, And raise a glass as this night ends And offer this toast “To Absent Friends”
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