Laura, take back thy glove; and sit thou there.
You, Frederick, on my right. (To R.) ’Tis what I call
The Muses’matinée. These morning hours,
Which others waste, we may devote to wisdom,
And solve some learned question, as was done
In ancient Athens; where, as Plato shows,
Nothing was more admired than dialogues
In science and philosophy. I will hold
Such an assembly: we will each in turn
Make answer to the question I propose.