Masonry (or Freemasonry) is the oldest fraternity in the world. No one knows just how old it is because the actual origins have been lost in time. Probably, it arose from the guilds of stonemasons who built the castles and cathedrals of the Middle Ages.
Adam Levine, Behati Prinsloo Engaged: Why He Proposed So Quickly. Behati Prinsloo will be loved. The Victoria's Secret Angel, 24, and rocker love Adam Levine shocked fans late Tuesday, July 16 when they announced that they'd recently reunited -- and gotten engaged!
He had hardly returned from the marquee with the prize in his hand, when it began to be understood that Wiry Ben proposed to amuse the company, before the gentry went to dinner, with an impromptu and gratuitous performance--namely, a hornpipe, the main idea of which was doubtless borrowed; but this was to be developed by the dancer in so peculiar and complex a manner that no one could deny him the praise of originality.