The Art of Preserving Health: A Poem.
London: Printed for A. Millar, 1744. First edition. Rothschild 56; Hayward 168; NCBEL II, 535. A long poem in blank verse on the virtures of fresh air, diet, exercise, and the passions. John Armstrong (1709-1779 ) was a Scottish-born physician who published several other poems, essays, and miscellaneous works; this.....