in oratory, the end or conclusion of a discourse, ordinarily containing a recapitulation of the principal matters delivered.

in dramatic poetry, a speech addressed to the audience, after the play is over, by one of the principal actors therein; usually containing some reflections on certain incidents in the play, especially those in the part of the person that speaks it; and having somewhat of pleasantry, intended to compose the passions raised in the course of the representation: A practice which is ridiculed by the Spectators; and compared to a merry jig upon the organ after a good sermon, to wipe away any impressions that might have been made thereby, and send the people away just as they came.