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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

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