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A treatise of health and long life, with the sure means of attaining it, in two books. / The first by Leonard Lessius, the second by Lewis Cornaro, a noble Venetian: translated into English, by Timothy Smith, apothecary.

  • Lessius, Leonardus, 1554-1623.
Date:
1743
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: A treatise of health and long life, with the sure means of attaining it, in two books. / The first by Leonard Lessius, the second by Lewis Cornaro, a noble Venetian: translated into English, by Timothy Smith, apothecary. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    increafed and fortified: And, what is worfe fill, it often happens, that Mens Anger do even ter- minate in Madnefs, if fo be the Fancy be con- to dwell too long on the fuppofed, or real In- jury. It is therefore furely the wholefomeft Ad- vice, that can be taken, fora Man to endeavour allhe is able, to compofeand reconcile his ruf- fled ‘Temper, and to banith all malicious and re- vengeful Thoughts from his Heart, forgiving both the Tranfgreflion and Tranfgreffor ; fince Malice anda fettled Hatred are certainly very pernicious, not only to the Mind, but alfo to the Body. In like Manner the melancholie Humour, by Means of the Fancy, exciteth Grief, although in fact there beno true, or folid Founda-_ tion forit: And Grief thus fet at Work bya cer- tain Kind of Sympathy ftraitens the Heart, and obftructs it’s free Dilatation ; whereby the me- malignant; in regard that the dark and gloomy Fumes are pent up in the Brain, and cannot be difperfed : And thus, by reafon of it’s greater Ma- _lignity, it amplifies the Affection of Grief and Sorrow, and frequently driveth on to Defpair, and to the moft fatal Refolves. CHAP. X, I?s Prefervation of the Memory. HE third Commodity arifing to the Soul from a fober Diet, is, the Soundnefs of the Memory. For the Memory, above all Things . 2 elfe,