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The author of the following discourses, Lewis Cornaro, was descended from one of the most illustrious families in Venice, but by the ill conduct of some of his relations, had the misfortune to be deprived of the dignity of a nobleman, and excluded from all honours and public employments in the state. Chagrined at this unmerited disgrace, he retired to Padua, and married a lady of the family of Spiltemberg, whose name was Veronica. Being in possession of a good estate, he was very desirous of having children; and after a long expectation of this happiness, his wife was delivered of a daughter, to whom. | Discourses on a Sober and Temperate Life by 1 Discourses on a Sober and Temperate Life by Lewis Cornaro This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at Title Discourses on a Sober and Temperate Life Wherein is demonstrated by his own Example the Method of Preserving Health to Extreme Old Age Author Lewis Cornaro Release Date December 12 2009 EBook 30660 Language English Character set encoding ASCII START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK SOBER AND TEMPERATE LIFE Produced by Andrew Gudgel DISCOURSES ON A SOBER AND TEMPERATE LIFE. By LEWIS CORNARO A NOBLE VENETIAN. Discourses on a Sober and Temperate Life by Wherein is demonstrated by his own Example 2 THE METHOD OF PRESERVING HEALTH TO EXTREME OLD AGE. Translated from the Italian Original. A NEW EDITION CORRECTED. LONDON Printed for Benjamin White at Horace s Head in Fleet-Street. . PREFACE The author of the following discourses Lewis Cornaro was descended from one of the most illustrious families in Venice but by the ill conduct of some of his relations had the misfortune to be deprived of the dignity of a nobleman and excluded from all honours and public employments in the state. Chagrined at this unmerited disgrace he retired to Padua and married a lady of the family of Spiltemberg whose name was Veronica. Being in possession of a good estate he was very desirous of having children and after a long expectation of this happiness his wife was delivered of a daughter to whom he gave the name of Clara. This was his only child who afterwards was married to John the son of Fantini Cornaro of a rich family in Cyprus while that island belonged to the republic of Venice. Though he was far advanced in life when his daughter Clara came into the world yet he lived to see her very old and the mother of eight sons and .