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Robert Burton

The Anatomy of Melancholy

1651 English with a close modern English rendering

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English Introduction · Branch 1279 of 1495

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The Anatomy of Melancholy: Bibliography and Comparison Resources

p. 1279

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Recorded uses: DJR-050 — Levins: Peter Levins, Manipulus vocabulorum (1570), ed. Henry B. Wheatley, 1867, column 55, line 34; bardus, not barbus.; work/audit-015/sources.json — Levins: Levins column 55.

BIB-0056

Camerarius, century I, emblem LXXXIV and commentary; scan comparison. Camerarius, first century, emblem XIII; couplet, image and motto directly compared in the scan. Camerarius, century I, emblem LXXXIV and commentary Camerarius, first century, emblem XIII

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Recorded uses: DJR-087 — camerarius-threshing: Camerarius, century I, emblem LXXXIV and commentary; scan comparison.; DJR-089 — Camerarius: Camerarius, first century, emblem XIII; couplet, image and motto directly compared in the scan.; work/audit-028/sources.json — 087-camerarius-threshing: Camerarius, century I, emblem LXXXIV and commentary; work/audit-028/sources.json — 089-Camerarius: Camerarius, first century, emblem XIII.

BIB-0057

Geoponica 10.4, Owen translation, vol. 2 (1806), pp. 7–8: palms and Florentinus; English OCR comparison. Geoponica 10.4, Owen translation, vol. 2 (1806), pp. 7–8

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Recorded uses: DJR-113 — Geoponica: Geoponica 10.4, Owen translation, vol. 2 (1806), pp. 7–8: palms and Florentinus; English OCR comparison.; work/audit-036/sources.json — 113-Geoponica: Geoponica 10.4, Owen translation, vol. 2 (1806), pp. 7–8.

BIB-0058

Phlegon, Opuscula (Leiden, 1620), title and opening of De rebus mirabilibus; Meursius and Xylander credits, OCR comparison. Phlegon, Opuscula (Leiden, 1620), title and opening of De rebus mirabilibus

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Recorded uses: DJR-114 — Phlegon1620: Phlegon, Opuscula (Leiden, 1620), title and opening of De rebus mirabilibus; Meursius and Xylander credits, OCR comparison.; work/audit-037/sources.json — 114-Phlegon1620: Phlegon, Opuscula (Leiden, 1620), title and opening of De rebus mirabilibus.

BIB-0059

Lucian, Harmonides 2–3: the flute-player’s death.

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Recorded uses: DJR-043 — harmonides: Lucian, Harmonides 2–3: the flute-player’s death.; work/audit-013/sources.json — harmonides: Lucian, Harmonides 2–3: the flute-player’s death..

BIB-0060

Lucian, Dialogues of the Hetaerae 12: Joessa and Lysias. Lucian, Dialogues of the Hetaerae 12

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Recorded uses: DJR-122 — Lucian: Lucian, Dialogues of the Hetaerae 12: Joessa and Lysias.; work/audit-039/sources.json — 122-Lucian: Lucian, Dialogues of the Hetaerae 12.

BIB-0061

Oxford Botanic Garden and Arboretum, institutional history.

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Recorded uses: DJR-099 — oxford: Oxford Botanic Garden and Arboretum, institutional history.; work/audit-032/sources.json — 099-oxford: Oxford Botanic Garden and Arboretum, institutional history..

BIB-0062

Istanbul municipal museum account; twelve rows of twenty-eight columns. Istanbul municipal museum account

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Recorded uses: DJR-070 — Cistern: Istanbul municipal museum account; twelve rows of twenty-eight columns.; work/audit-022/sources.json — Cistern: Istanbul municipal museum account.

BIB-0063

Cunliffe, Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect, entry phrēn, via Perseus Scaife ATLAS. Checked for the bodily and mental senses of Burton’s Greek term.

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Recorded uses: DJR-057 — Greek: Cunliffe, Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect, entry phrēn, via Perseus Scaife ATLAS. Checked for the bodily and mental senses of Burton’s Greek term.; work/audit-018/sources.json — Greek: Cunliffe, Lexicon of the Homeric Dialect, entry phrēn, via Perseus Scaife ATLAS. Checked for the bodily and mental senses of Burton’s Greek term..

BIB-0064

Liddell, Scott and Jones, Greek–English Lexicon, epichairekakia, via Perseus Scaife, for the Greek emotional term.

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Recorded uses: DJR-025 — Greek: Liddell, Scott and Jones, Greek–English Lexicon, epichairekakia, via Perseus Scaife, for the Greek emotional term..

BIB-0065

Lewis and Short, arcesso: summoning and judicial accusation.

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Recorded uses: DJR-052 — Arcesso: Lewis and Short, arcesso: summoning and judicial accusation.; work/audit-016/sources.json — Arcesso: Lewis and Short, arcesso: summoning and judicial accusation..

BIB-0066

Plato, Euthyphro 12a–c: fear, shame and the verse attributed to Stasinus; compared with margin b on 396. Plato, Euthyphro 12a–c

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1279

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.

Rights

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.