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xxv. Terr,e-Flu. grief ob.?rv'd that noble art declining in (its ann?t feat ?d fountain,) refo!v'd, if ?oSble, to reftore it to its priRine rigour and glory, 'uRly apprehend both trom reafon an? J ., that a ?t?tal k?ure, once a term, though never fo judiciom, was not fu?ient; ?d ?t the theoq of ?y art was defe&ive without the ?raSieei and therffore they thought the her method to forward this de?ga, would ? to in?itute a weekly re=ting of the finer entre s and beauxe r?t? of the unt?er ?ty, at a certain place, to be appomt? by them, The? they ?ight debate the cau? of poe=y, and put ?ts laws into re?lar executiom This proporal w? immediately a?ated to i and the next quedion was, ?here to meet? This oc?fion'd a ?ort debate, rome fp?king Nhalf of the King's ?ead, and rome declaring-for the Gro?n? but they were both oppos'd by ot%ers, who prefum'd, that the Three Tuns would fuit them much ?tterl in wNch they carry'd thek point, aM the Three Tuns was thereup? n9minat? the p?ce of meet?g? u?n thffe two provifo's, That Brad?te ?0Mdke� go? wine, and ? pretty w?eh at the bari both ?hi?h are by all critic,s al? d b? of indi? en able u? in poetill opmtions. . ?'fi . , Th?s dub. is m?fel}aneoufiy composd of ?fons of all ?cult?es, md p?fons o? no ?ealties, as law- yers, par)ns, ph?ikns, gentkmen commoners, &c. and is Riled a ?eie?. for th? reform?tio? a?d. ?r?ement g the ant?ent ?t ?d royfiery of Rhyme. making. _ . The pre?nt memNrs are t?e reverm? Dr. bones, Dr. giw, Dr. eraff? Mr. Pet? Gram?o, ?a$ 8?"an, Mr. ?d?ard ?u?ian, Mr. ?g!e, Mr. Timothy Triplet, Mr, Oliwr Point, ?a?iel ?afy, Mr. d?ex?nder W?g, .?. ?am?s $tanza, ?r. ?o?b parq?uet? ?. ?o?J Wharto? and