Didactic poem · 1744

The Art of Preserving Health

A Poem

by John Armstrong

A blank-verse didactic poem in four books on air, diet, exercise and the passions, as ingredients of a healthy life.

Contents · 4 parts

• Book I. Airabout 350 lines
• Book II. Dietabout 560 lines
• Book III. Exerciseabout 630 lines
• Book IV. The Passionsabout 520 lines

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