The Government Of The Tongue
Richard Allestree's work examining the proper use of speech and warning against various abuses of the tongue including lying, defamation, flattery, boasting, and other verbal sins.
16 Chapters
Table of Contents
1
The Preface
2
The Contents
3
Section I. Of the Use of Speech.
4
Section II. Of the manifold Abuse of Speech.
5
Section III. Of Atheistical Discourse.
6
Section IV Of Detraction.
7
SECTION V. Of Lying Defamation.
8
SECTION VI. Of Uncharitable Truth.
9
Section VII. Of Scoffing and Derision.
10
Section VIII. Of Flattery.
11
Section IX. Of Boasting.
12
Section X. Of Querulousness.
13
Section XI. Of Positiveness.
14
Section XII. Of Obscene Talk.
15
The Close
16
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