Serious reflections during the life and surprising adventures of Robinson Crusoe : with his Vision of the angelick world . ame Timethrows away his Clothes, for to cover himfelfwith his Hands, and uncover himfelf with hisTongue, are Contradictons in their own Nature,and one condemns the other. He that fcorns theDecency of Words, fhould alfo fcorn the Decen-cy o^ Cloches, let his Body be as bald as hisDifcourfe, and let him icorn the Shame of one, aswell as the the other. It is no Sin, they fay, to talk of, what it is noSin to do; and I may add, tis no Sin at all toihew, whattis no Sin
Serious reflections during the life and surprising adventures of Robinson Crusoe : with his Vision of the angelick world . ame Timethrows away his Clothes, for to cover himfelfwith his Hands, and uncover himfelf with hisTongue, are Contradictons in their own Nature,and one condemns the other. He that fcorns theDecency of Words, fhould alfo fcorn the Decen-cy o^ Cloches, let his Body be as bald as hisDifcourfe, and let him icorn the Shame of one, aswell as the the other. It is no Sin, they fay, to talk of, what it is noSin to do; and I may add, tis no Sin at all toihew, whattis no Sin to defcribe. Why is theEye robe lefs offended than theEar,lince both arebut the common Organs of the Underflanding ? But the VV^cather and Inconveniencies of theClimate, are urged for clothing our Bodies, andI urge. Decency and good Manners for the Go-vernment of our Tongues j and let any one con-tend it with me, that thinks he can prove, thatthe Obligation of the iirft is greater than theObligation of the laft. Much more might be faid to this, but I makebut an Effay, and am unwilling to run out into along Of [ III J^ Of Talking faljly.
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