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Language disguises the thought; so that from the external form of the clothing one cannot infer the form of the thought clothed, because the external form of the clothes is constructed with quite another object than to let the form of the body be recognized.

  1. so that from the external form of the clothing one cannot infer the form of the thought clothed, because the external form of the clothes is constructed with quite another object than to let the form of the body be recognized

  2. so that by the external form of the clothes one cannot infer the form of the thought clothed, because the external form of the clothes is constructed with quite another object than to let the form of the body be recognized

  3. so that from the external form of the clothes one cannot infer the form of the thought they clothe, because the external form of the clothes is constructed with an altogether different object than to let the form of the body be recognized

  4. so that by the external form of the clothing one cannot infer the form of the thought clothed, because the external form of the clothes is constructed with quite another object than to let the form of the body be recognized

  5. so that from the external form of the clothes one cannot infer the form of the thought they clothe, because the external form of the clothes is constructed with quite another object than to let the form of the body be recognized
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Explanation

The ‘clothes’ after ‘because’ gives a good indication that the correct form to begin should also be ‘clothes’ than ‘clothing’ and so ‘they clothe’ is to be preferred to ‘clothed’. ‘quite another object’ is again preferable to ‘an altogether different object’ because of the latter construct’s extremism. Hence (5).

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