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 .
He told the 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 .