Project Gutenberg 2009-06-21 Public domain in the USA. 284 Sallengre, Albert-Henri de 1694 1723 Oinophilus, Boniface Samber, Robert 37032079 Ebrietatis Encomium or, the Praise of Drunkenness Produced by Louise Hope, Curtis Weyant and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Posner Memorial Collection (http://posner.library.cmu.edu/Posner/)) "Ebrietatis Encomium" by Albert-Henri de Sallengre is a satirical treatise on the merits of drunkenness, likely written in the early 18th century. The work discusses the necessity and advantages of getting drunk, arguing that it can drive away sorrow, enhance conviviality, and even be beneficial to one's health. The author adopts a humorous yet serious tone, alluding to a range of historical and philosophical figures to reinforce his perspective on the social and personal benefits of intoxication. The opening of the work introduces the author's intention to defend the practice of getting drunk against common criticisms. He engages with various philosophical and cultural references, including the doctrines of ancient sages, while dismissing the negative views on drunkenness as overly austere. He cites numerous examples from history, suggesting that even celebrated figures such as Cato and notable churchmen enjoyed drinking, positioning drunkenness as an ingrained facet of human experience worthy of commendation. Through witty arguments, Sallengre sets the stage for a more detailed exploration of these themes in the chapters that follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 67.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Drinking customs -- Early works to 1800 PN Text Category: Humour Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches 314448 2025-07-12T06:42:10.450157 text/html 317177 2009-06-21T14:39:36 text/html 208820 2025-07-12T06:42:17.382101 application/epub+zip 211152 2025-07-12T06:42:11.913140 application/epub+zip 149555 2025-07-12T06:42:11.210147 application/epub+zip 377297 2025-07-12T06:42:21.047070 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 363640 2025-07-12T06:42:16.642104 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 275701 2022-09-13T13:58:01.410501 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 242743 2025-07-12T06:42:09.393141 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 242799 2009-06-21T14:39:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 240294 2009-06-21T14:40:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 240398 2009-06-21T14:40:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 23046 2025-07-12T06:42:21.193076 application/rdf+xml 16868 2025-07-12T06:42:11.309128 image/jpeg 2958 2025-07-12T06:42:11.260139 image/jpeg 98755 2009-06-21T14:40:18 application/octet-stream application/zip 97945 2009-06-21T14:40:18 application/octet-stream application/zip 191060 2009-06-21T14:40:18 application/octet-stream application/zip 97536 2009-06-21T14:40:18 application/octet-stream application/zip 189512 2025-07-12T06:42:10.476127 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog