"Nature which was at first, excepting the original Taint, fair, and sincere, or as Mr. Lock says, 'a blank Sheet of Paper' capable of receiving any Characters at the Pleasure of the Writer, soon is either blurred over with Impertinence, fouled with Impurity, or improved and dignified with Impressions of Honour, Virtue and Morality."
The Censor, No. 15
3 entries in ESTC (1717).<br>
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Text from <u>The Censor</u>, 3 vols (London: Printed for Jonas Brown, 1717), iii, 104-111. &lt;<a href="http://books.google.com/books?id=Xy8JAAAAQAAJ">Link to Google Books</a>&gt;
