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TREATISE I.
NAMELY
A
LETTER
CONCERNING
ENTHUSIASM,
TO
My Lord *****. Addressed to John Somers, 1st Baron Somers, a leading Whig statesman and patron of the arts.
— What prevents one from telling the truth with a smile? original: "Ridentem dicere Verum Quid vetat?" from Horace, Satires, Book 1, Satire 1. This reflects the author's preference for using humor and "good humor" as a test for truth.
Printed first in the Year 1708.
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