ATHENIAN: And did any one ever see this sort of convivial meeting rightly ordered?

In the evening we had another convivial meeting with great flow of oratory and rice-spirit.

A weekly convivial meeting was established by myself and travellers, under the name of the Roman Club.

We have heard from five parishes, and in none of the five have we heard of a single convivial meeting.

For the circumstances which happened before the matter in question are inquired into, such as any preparation, any conferences, any place, any prearranged convivial meeting.

And may not convivial meetings have a similar remedial use?

Convivial meetings were all the vogue, and the tavern was the universal rallying-place of good-fellowship.

Politics and patriotism were the common subjects of conversation in the various convivial meetings that took place.

CLEINIAS: You seem to imply, my friend, that convivial meetings, when rightly ordered, are an important element of education.

When at the bar, Lords Newton and Hermand were great friends, and many were the convivial meetings they enjoyed together.

The only other convivial meetings of our small symposium were on the birthdays of each member, Midwinter's Day and King's Birthday.

'You imply that the regulation of convivial meetings is a part of education; how will you prove this?'

The first party unsuccessfully endeavoured to elude the laws prohibitory of sacrifices and divinations by concealing their religious ceremonies under the form of convivial meetings.

The convivial meetings of the people, even their labours and journeys, are cheered by songs composed for the occasion, and chanted often with considerable taste.