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Robert Burton

The Anatomy of Melancholy

1651 English with a close modern English rendering

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Objects causing melanch. to be removed 549

Obstacles and hindrances of lovers 574

Occasions to be avoided in love mel. 56

Odoraments to smell to for mel. 393

Old folks apt to be jealous 598

Old folks incontinency taxed 625

Old age a cause of mel. 60. old mens Sons often melanch. 63

One love drives out another 554

Opinions of or concerning the Soul 27

Oppressions effects 170

Opportunity and importunity causes of love mel. 480

Organical parts 17

Othes of lovers pardoned, unkept, frequent 406

Overmuch joy, pride, praise, how causes of melancholy 121

Oyntments for melancholy 371

Oyntments riotously used 476

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Objects that cause melancholy should be removed. 549

Obstacles and hindrances faced by lovers. 574

Occasions to avoid in love melancholy. 56

Aromatic substances to smell as remedies for melancholy. 393

Older people are prone to jealousy. 598

Sexual incontinence in old people criticized. 625

Old age as a cause of melancholy, 60; old men’s sons are often melancholic, 63.

One love drives out another. 554

Opinions concerning the soul. 27

The effects of oppression. 170

Opportunity and persistent solicitation as causes of love melancholy. 480

The organs of the body. 17

Lovers’ oaths: pardoned, broken and frequent. 406

How excessive joy, pride and praise cause melancholy. 121

Ointments for melancholy. 371

Ointments used extravagantly. 476

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About This Reading Edition

Robert Burton’s Anatomy ranges across medicine, philosophy, poetry, religion, and everyday life in its inquiry into melancholy. This complete parallel edition pairs the 1651 English text with a close modern English rendering, preserving the three Partitions, Democritus Junior’s address to the reader, verse, and the historical index.

Historical Text and Translation

The historical text follows the sixth edition, printed at Oxford for Henry Cripps in 1651, using the McGill University Library copy. The supplied edition documents missing printed pages 98–99 supplied from another 1651 copy at the Bavarian State Library. Historical folio labels and their irregularities remain visible; web reader numbers identify reflowed passages and do not claim to reproduce PDF pagination.

About Diotimos Editions

Diotimos Editions prepared the close modern English rendering and editorial matter. All 8,755 original and modern passage pairs remain aligned, with verse breaks, italics, continuations, and linked annotations preserved. Burton’s 6,781 historical notes retain their attribution; 6,895 editorial notes remain distinct. The introduction, Note on the Text, contextual lexicon, indexes, source documentation, and bibliography are included. The engraved frontispiece remains available in the original downloads.

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Burton’s historical text is in the public domain. The modern English rendering, introduction, notes, and editorial matter are © 2026 Diotimos Editions and appear with the site owner’s permission. The complete supplied PDF, EPUB, Word, and Markdown files remain available unchanged. The PDF and Word edition preserve the original parallel page layout.