Explanation: However, if he was outwardly a pretty fellow, his morals remained entirely uncorrupted, tho’ he was at the same time smarter and genteeler, than any of the beaus in town, either in or out of livery.

Answer: These are some lines selected from the fourth chapter of Joseph Andrews, a satire in prose written by Henry Fielding. As a man of Christian values, Fielding teaches us the lesson of morality and purity through the presentation of Joseph, a typical moral character.

Chapter IV opens with the journey of Joseph to London. Through this journey, the action of the novel starts for the first time. It also makes. a distinction between country life and life in town. Through the mission from country to town, Fielding has also made an experiment on the simple Joseph. Just after his arrival in London, Joseph has his hair cut in the latest fashion, visits the Hide-Park, attends the theaters, and participates in the parliamentary debates regularly which were alarming for the author. However, he did not practice the evils prevailing available in London. Though he became smarter day by day, he remained unchanged in his virtue and morality. Here, he distinguishes himself from the ordinary ones who become changed just after foot in town.

Thus, Fielding gives us some impression about the morality and personality of his hero of Joseph Andrews, who as the spokesman of the author gives the lesson of personality and morality.