He urged a would-be author `` to search for that simplicity of manners , and innocence of behavior , which has been often known among mere savages ; ere they were corrupted by our commerce '' ( `` Advice to an Author '' , Part III.iii ) .
He told the would-be author `` to search for that simplicity of manners , and innocence of behaviour , which has been often known among mere savages ; ere they were corrupted by our commerce '' ( `` Advice to an Author '' , Part III.iii ) .