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EEBO-TCP · Phase 1

The Government of the Tongue

by Richard Allestree · 1619–1681

Published: 1667
Length: 45,191 words
Reading: ~3 hours
Divisions: 18

From the title page

The government of the tongue by the author of The whole duty of man, &c.

Oxford At the Theater 1667 [i.e. 1677]

Original spelling, as transcribed by the Text Creation Partnership.

Contents

Front matter
Imprimatur
IllustrationTHE GOVERNMENT OF THE TONGVE
Title page
Preface
Table of contents
Text
Section 1SECT. I. Of the use of Speech.
Section 2SECT. II. Of the manifold abuse of Speech.
Section 3SECT. III. Of Atheistical Discourse.

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Section 4SECT. IV. Of Detraction.
Section 5SECT. V. Of Lying Defamation.
Section 6SECT. VI. Of Vncharitable Truth.
Section 7SECT. VII. Of Scoffing and Derision.
Section 8SECT. VIII. Of Flattery.
Section 9SECT. IX. Of Boasting.
Section 10SECT. X. Of Querulousness.
Section 11SECT. XI. Of Positiveness.
Section 10SECT. X. Of Obscene Talk.
ConclusionThe Close.

18 divisions in the TEI outline

Subjects

Libel and slanderConduct of life

Details

Author: Richard Allestree (1619–1681)
Imprint: Oxford At the Theater 1667 [i.e. 1677]
Extent: [17], 224 p.
Language: English
Catalogue: Wing A1138 · ESTC R4579
Source: TCP A23740
Licence: CC0 1.0 Universal (Text Creation Partnership)

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The Period of Human Life Continued

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