You make yourself contemptible and mean,
A member of the rabble, if obscene
In conversation; wherefore when you find
Some one to lewd discourse too much inclin’d,
Lecture him soundly for it, if there be
A fit convenient opportunity.
Tell him ’tis such as some must needs resent,
Besides ’tis needless and impertinent.
But if by wine or company engag’d,
He by your good advice may be enrag’d,
By silence, frowns, or blushes shew that you
That nauseous conversation disallow.
(Ellis Walker)
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