MDDM Ch. 71 Mr. Twiford's Seat

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> > "Aye how pleasing in all ways. Yet address any of it too
> > intently, and like Dreams just at the Crepuscule, 'twill all
> > vanish, unrecoverably." "Shakespearean, correct?" "Nay,
> > Transcendence,-- 'twas but Masonick."
> > (690.24-27)
> >
> > Who speaks?

This quote omits "To Dixon,--" which precedes it. Since the audience is
clearly Dixon, the quote is that of Mason. In the first usage of the term
Masonick, it is in reference to an italicized 'Light' (688.7). Above it is
in reference to twi-light ('Crepuscule'). While Freemasonry offered
spiritual enlightenment, our Mason is nearing death. I agree that
'Transcendence' is one of several awkward usages which become clear when
regarded as nicknames for Dixon.