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 Who never were train'd by the mighty Cratinus In mystical orgies poetic and vinous; Who delight in buffooning and jests out of season; Who promote the designs of oppression and treason; Who foster sedition, and strife, and debate; All traitors, in short, to the stage and the state; Who surrender a fort, or in private, export To places and harbors of hostile resort, Clandestine consignments of cables and pitch; In the way the Thorycion grew to be rich From a scoundrelly dirty collector of tribute! All such we reject and severely prohibit: All statesmen retrenching the fees and the salaries Of theatrical bards, in revenge for the railleries, And jests, and lampoons, of this holy solemnity, Profanely pursuing their personal enmity, For having been flouted, and scoff'd, and scorn'd, All such are admonish'd and heartily warn'd! We warn them once, We warn them twice, We warn and admonish—we warn them thrice, To conform to the law, To retire and withdraw— While the Chorus again with the formal saw (Fixt and assign'd to the festive day) Move to the measure and march away!