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English Introduction · Branch 1218 of 1495
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The Anatomy of Melancholy: Source Record
p. 1218Scan 453; printed 345; sequence 353; image block94-source-453.png. Include body from nec solidis prodest through Our second meeting shall be much more pleasant, then our departure was grievous. Only first two margins oEpistTull3 and pQuumtot belong094. Next body begins I but he was my most dear and loving friend, my sole friend; all later margins, starting daggerHorace1.24, belong095. Whole page read for context; no later body transcribed in094.
Opening words: MEMB. 5.
Closing words: Our second meeting shall be much more pleasant, then our departure was grievous.
Passages DJR-095-01 to DJR-095-57
Source page labels: 345–349 (sequence 353–357). Scan pages: 453, 454, 455, 456, 457.
Scan 453; printed 345; sequence 353; image block94-source-453.png. Begin I but he was my most dear and loving friend, my sole friend, immediately after094. First two margins oEpistTull3 and pQuumtot belong094 and are excluded. Include remaining eight containers: daggerHor1.24, qDeRemed, rErubesce, sVisAegrum, tUxorem, uStulti, daggerHor and asteriskHor1.24. Enlarged scan confirms same master and & bona tam sequitur, quam bona prima fuit. The next-page verse begins Num quia. Catchword excluded.
Scan 454; printed 346; sequence 354; image block95-source-454.png. Complete body and eight marginal containers: asteriskVirg4, asteriskEpictetus19, xMenander, yConsolApollonius, zTom1TractDeLuctu, daggerVirgil, asteriskHor and daggerChytreus. The large Lucian margin is one complete container; enlarged reading confirms malus senex. Preserve Num and miser in the Dido quotation, as well as the mistaken Horace attribution to Martial. Last body Moses joins the continuation on455; catchword excluded.
Scan 455; printed 347; sequence 355; image block95-source-455.png. Complete body, completing Member5 and opening Member6 near foot. Include eight containers: asteriskSen85, aSardus, bPremeditation with Plutarch and Cicero together, daggerEpictetus8, asteriskSeneca, cBoeth1pros4, dQuiInvidiam and daggerTerHeautont. The running head anticipates Member6 before Member5 ends and is excluded. Member6 actual heading retained. Last body sufferance has its Epictetus marginal source at top of456; that container is included and anchored here. Catchword excluded.
Scan 456; printed 348; sequence 356; image block95-source-456.png. Complete body and seven marginal containers: daggerEpictetus14 for preceding-page sufferance, daggerTerPhor, daggerAlciat, asteriskVirg, daggerNatChytreus, dOccupetHor and eLipsiusEpistQuaest1.7. Beaver verse and Burton English gloss retained as separate displayed units. Includes Aeneas, forethought, Venice, Socrates and Lipsius. Ends summo jam monte potitos; catchword But excluded.
Scan 457; printed 349; sequence 357; image block95-source-457.png. Complete body to Mock others now, for I have done with you. Eight marginal containers: fLipsiusEpist1.7, gGloria, hQuidAliudAmbitiosus, iEtOmnesFama, kSenHerFur, lHor, daggerPatrons and combined daggerPrudentius/Puccius/Chytreus. Preserve bibery, contended, Philip.1.11 and intercedunt illi mecum with explanatory notes. Closing Latin and Burton English verses both retained. MEMB. at foot is a catchword; excluded. Member6 is complete.
Opening words: I but he was my most dear and loving friend, my sole friend,
Closing words: Mock others now, for I have done with you.
Passages DJR-096-01 to DJR-096-55
Source page labels: 350–354 (sequence 358–362). Scan pages: 458, 459, 460, 461, 462.
Scan 458; printed 350; sequence 358; image block95-source-458.png. Begin actual MEMB.7 heading after095. Complete body and ten marginal containers: unmarked Repulse, mPaederatus, nKissing, asteriskAeneasSylvius, daggerSesellius, asteriskImperitus/Cardan, daggerEpistDedicMachiavelli, daggerQuumIs, asteriskLib22Hist, daggerMinistri. Include slaves/asses verse. Enlarged lower margin confirms damaged mille in Cardan; Zeubbco is a tentative first-name reading. Preserve honores, editum and Solarium with notes. Last body illiterate continues459. Running head, signature and catchword excluded.
Scan 459; printed 351; sequence 359; image block96-source-459.png. Complete body and four marginal containers: daggerHor2Sat5, oSolomonEccles9.11, asteriskSatMenip, daggerValentAndreae5.39. Includes Tiresias advice, poor scholars and the twelve candidates for a prebend. Last body he completes on460. Catchword excluded.
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Socrates will begin with this book and its sources.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.
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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.
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