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treatise

[tree-tis] / ˈtri tɪs /


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Beginning with an origin story that echoed John Locke’s “Second Treatise of Government,” Paine depicted people originally created free and equal in nature and subsequently forming representative governments to better secure their liberty and happiness.

From Salon • Jan. 10, 2026

When “An Elementary Treatise on Electricity” was checked out, the New Bedford Free Public Library charged a one-cent fee for every day it was late.

From New York Times • Jul. 9, 2023

Later that summer, someone at Scientific American dug out an old 1904 book by Wisconsin geologist Charles Van Hise, A Treatise on Metamorphism, dubbing it “a prophecy” of the recent hot summers.

From Slate • Dec. 20, 2021

In poetry, Diaz was nominated for “Postcolonial Love Poem,” Rick Barot for “The Galleons” and Mei-mei Berssenbrugge for “A Treatise on Stars.”

From Seattle Times • Sep. 17, 2020

"But surely he's not the same Dr. Bright who authored the Treatise on Melancholy!"

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood




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