13 Conviva nec muti nec loquaces funto. 14 De feriis ac facris Poti & Saturi ne differunto. Is Fidicen, nifi accerfitus, non venito. 16 Admiffo Rifu, Tripudiis, Choreis, Cantu, Salibus, Omni Gratiarum feftivitate facra celebrantor. 17 Joci fine felle funto. 18 Infipida poemata nulla recitantor. 19 Verfus fcribere nullus cogitor. 20 Argumentationis totus Strepitus abefto. 21 Amatoriis querelis, ac fufpiriis liber Angulus efto. 22 Lapitharum more Scyphis pugnare, Vitrea collidere, Feneftras excutere, Supellectilem dilacerare, nefas efto. 23 Qui foras vel dicta vel facta Eliminat, Eliminator. 24 Neminem reum Pocula faciunto. Focus perennis efto. RULES for the Tavern Academy, &c. By BEN. JOHNSON. 1. [fhot, S the Fund of our Pleafure, let each pay his Except fome chance Friend whom a Member brings in. 2 Far hence be the Sad, the Lewd Fop and the Sot, For fuch have the Plagues of good Company been. II. 3 Let the Learned and Witty, the Jovial and Gay.. The Generous and Honest Compofe our free State; And the more to exalt our Delight whilst we stay, Let none be debarr'd from his choice Female [Mate. III. 5 Let no Scent offenfive the Chamber infeft. 6 Let Fancy, not Coft, prepare all our Dishes. 7 Let the Caterer mind the taste of each Gueft, And the Cook in his Dreffing comply with their Wishes. H 3 IV. Let's have no difturbance about taking Places, To fhew your nice Breeding, or out of vain Pride. 9 Let the Drawers be ready with Wine' and fresh [must be ty'd. Glaffes; V. Io Let ourWines without mixture, or Stum, be all fine, Or call up the Mafter, and break his dull Noddie. 11 Let no fober Bigot here think it a Sin, To push on the chirping and moderate Bottle. VI. 12 Let the Contests be rather of Books than of Wine. 13 Let the Company be neither noifie nor mute. 14 Let none of things Serious, much lefs of Divine, When Belly and Head's full, prophanely difpute. C VII. 15 Let no fawcy Fidler prefume to intrude, Unless he is fent for to vary our Bliss. 16 With Mirth, Wit, and Dancing and Singing conclude, To regale ev'ry Senfe, with Delight in excess. VIII. 17 Let Raillery be without Malice or Heat. IX. 20 Let Argument bear no unmusical found, Nor Jars interpofe facred Friendship to grieve. 21 For Generous Lovers let a Corner be found, Where they in foftSighs may their Paffions relieve. X. 22 Like the old Lapithites, with the Goblets to fight, Our own 'mongft Offences unpardon'd will rank; Or breaking of Windows, or Glaffes for spight, XI. 23 Whoever shall publish what's faid or what's done, Be he banish'd for ever our Assembly Divine. 24 Let the freedom we take be perverted by none, To make any guilty by drinking good Wine. Over the Door at the Entrance into " the APOLLO. By BEN. JOHNSON. Welcome all that lead or follow, To the Oracle of Apollo---- Here he speaks out of his Pottle, And the Poet's Horfe accounted: Ply it and you all are mounted. Her Man defcribed by her own Dictamen. Ο By Ben. Johnfon. F your Trouble, Ben, to cafe me, I will tell what Man would please me. He would have a Hand as foft In Love's School, and yet no Sinners. 'Twere too long to speak of all, What we Harmony do call, In a body should be there. Well he should his Cloths to wear; Yet no Taylor help to make him, Valiant he should be as fire, A NYMP H's Paffion. By Ben. Jol afon. I. I Love, and he loves me again, Yet dare I not tell who, For if the Nymphs should know my Swain, Yet if it be not known, The Pleasure is as good as none, For that's a narrow Joy is but our own. HS |