The Art of Living Long: A New and Improved English Version of the Treatise of the Celebrated Venetian Centenarian, Louis CornaroW.F. Butler, 1903 - 208 pages |
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... noble soul . All laws , both divine and human , favor her . From her presence flee- as so many clouds from the sunshine - reveling , dis- orders , gluttony , excessive humors , indispositions , fevers , pains , and the dangers of death ...
... noble soul . All laws , both divine and human , favor her . From her presence flee- as so many clouds from the sunshine - reveling , dis- orders , gluttony , excessive humors , indispositions , fevers , pains , and the dangers of death ...
Page 160
... noble family . The Cornari , the history of whom , for generations , added imperishable fame to their illustrious source , were descended , according to the most authoritative traditions of the chroniclers , from the ancient and noble ...
... noble family . The Cornari , the history of whom , for generations , added imperishable fame to their illustrious source , were descended , according to the most authoritative traditions of the chroniclers , from the ancient and noble ...
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... noble casino , devoted to music - all under the superintendence and according to the directions of his friend Falconetto . He also availed himself of his assistance in other grand construc- tions at his villa at Codovico , on the Paduan ...
... noble casino , devoted to music - all under the superintendence and according to the directions of his friend Falconetto . He also availed himself of his assistance in other grand construc- tions at his villa at Codovico , on the Paduan ...
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