Sure methods of attaining a long and healthful life / Written originally in Italian by Lewis Cornaro. Translated into English by W. Jones.

  • Cornaro, Luigi, 1475-1566.
Date:
1811
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Credit: Sure methods of attaining a long and healthful life / Written originally in Italian by Lewis Cornaro. Translated into English by W. Jones. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    rich and matchlefs city, and ferve to eternize its fair title of being queen of the fea. 1 have likewife the fatisfa@ion of having afforded to her inhabitants, the means of al- ways obtaining plenty of all things neceflary for life; by manuring untilled lands, drain- ing the marfhes, by laying under water, and fattening the fields, which were barren by reafon of the drynefs of the foil, which would other wife have been a work of time. — ; In fhort, I have rendered the city wherein I was born; ftronger, richer, and more beaus tiful than ever; as alfo the air. more whole» fome; all which is to my credit, and nothing hinders me from enjoying the glory which is due unto me. My misfortune having robbed me of a confiderable eftate whillt I was young, I knew how to make amends for that lofs by my care; fo that without the leaft wrong done te any perfon, and without any other trous ble than that of giving forth the orders that were neceflary, Lhavedoubled my income, and fhallleavetomy grand-childrentwicethe efate thati had byinheritance from my anceftors. - One