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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Page 75
... soul and gifted with rational faculties , to embrace this the richest treasure of life ; for as it surpasses all the other riches and treasures of this world by giving us a long and healthy life , so it deserves to be loved , sought ...
... soul and gifted with rational faculties , to embrace this the richest treasure of life ; for as it surpasses all the other riches and treasures of this world by giving us a long and healthy life , so it deserves to be loved , sought ...
Page 76
... soul , almost delivered of its earthly burden , enjoys to a great extent its liberty ; the vital spirits move softly in the arteries ; the blood courses through the veins ; the heat of the body , always mild and temperate , produces ...
... soul , almost delivered of its earthly burden , enjoys to a great extent its liberty ; the vital spirits move softly in the arteries ; the blood courses through the veins ; the heat of the body , always mild and temperate , produces ...
Page 188
... soul . His words are in the Latin tongue , and this is their import in ours : " This most honorable man , whom the surname of Temperate became so well , was courted , revered , and respected by all , whether those of eminent birth or ...
... soul . His words are in the Latin tongue , and this is their import in ours : " This most honorable man , whom the surname of Temperate became so well , was courted , revered , and respected by all , whether those of eminent birth or ...
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