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Robert Burton

The Anatomy of Melancholy

1651 English with a close modern English rendering

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Recorded uses: DJR-074 — tacitus: Tacitus, Histories V.6: Latin image of Lebanon faithful to snow.; work/audit-023/sources.json — tacitus: Tacitus, Histories V.6.

BIB-0457

Terentianus Maurus, On Letters, Syllables, and Metres, line 1286: readers and the destinies of books. Latin text.

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Recorded uses: DJR-005 — terentianus: Terentianus Maurus, On Letters, Syllables, and Metres, line 1286: readers and the destinies of books. Latin text..

BIB-0458

Servius, commentary on Aeneid 4.1, Latin text.

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Recorded uses: DJR-107 — servius: Servius, commentary on Aeneid 4.1, Latin text.; work/audit-034/sources.json — 107-servius: Servius, commentary on Aeneid 4.1, Latin text..

BIB-0459

Corpus Tibullianum 3.8.5–6; Sulpicia’s eyes as torches. Corpus Tibullianum 3.8.5–6

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Recorded uses: DJR-119 — tibullus: Corpus Tibullianum 3.8.5–6; Sulpicia’s eyes as torches.; work/audit-038/sources.json — 119-tibullus: Corpus Tibullianum 3.8.5–6.

BIB-0460

De institutione viri boni, lines 1–2, in the Appendix Vergiliana. Latin text.

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Recorded uses: DJR-012 — virbonus: De institutione viri boni, lines 1–2, in the Appendix Vergiliana. Latin text..

BIB-0461

Ovid, Heroides 9.25–26: Hercules conquered by Love; Burton’s wording differs. Ovid, Heroides 9.25–26

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Recorded uses: DJR-113 — OvidHeroides: Ovid, Heroides 9.25–26: Hercules conquered by Love; Burton’s wording differs.; work/audit-036/sources.json — 113-OvidHeroides: Ovid, Heroides 9.25–26.

BIB-0462

Petronius, Satyricon 99.2: furious rivalry in love. Petronius, Satyricon 99.2

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Recorded uses: DJR-144 — petronius: Petronius, Satyricon 99.2: furious rivalry in love.; work/audit-047/sources.json — 144-petronius: Petronius, Satyricon 99.2.

BIB-0463

Porphyry, Life of Plotinus 10; Greek and Stephen MacKenna’s translation, on the evocation of Plotinus’s guardian. Porphyry Life of Plotinus 10

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Recorded uses: DJR-029 — PorphyryLife: Porphyry, Life of Plotinus 10; Greek and Stephen MacKenna’s translation, on the evocation of Plotinus’s guardian.; work/audit-008/sources.json — PorphyryLife: Porphyry Life of Plotinus 10.

BIB-0464

Johannes Secundus, Silvae 8, Epithalamium 54–55; Guépin’s Latin transcription, section 3.7.4. Johannes Secundus, Silvae 8, Epithalamium 54–55

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Recorded uses: DJR-143 — SecundusSilv8: Johannes Secundus, Silvae 8, Epithalamium 54–55; Guépin’s Latin transcription, section 3.7.4.; work/audit-046/sources.json — 143-SecundusSilv8: Johannes Secundus, Silvae 8, Epithalamium 54–55.

BIB-0465

Janus Secundus, Basia 13 and 18; kisses and divine power. Janus Secundus, Basia 19; lips and bees. Janus Secundus, Basia 13 and 18 Janus Secundus, Basia 19

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Recorded uses: DJR-118 — secundus: Janus Secundus, Basia 13 and 18; kisses and divine power.; DJR-119 — secundus: Janus Secundus, Basia 19; lips and bees.; work/audit-038/sources.json — 118-secundus: Janus Secundus, Basia 13 and 18; work/audit-038/sources.json — 119-secundus: Janus Secundus, Basia 19.

BIB-0466

Herodotus, Histories 1.182, the Chaldaean claim and his disbelief.

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Recorded uses: DJR-114 — Herodotus1: Herodotus, Histories 1.182, the Chaldaean claim and his disbelief.; work/audit-037/sources.json — 114-Herodotus1: Herodotus, Histories 1.182, the Chaldaean claim and his disbelief..

BIB-0467

Herodotus 1.197, the Babylonian marketplace.

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Recorded uses: DJR-099 — herodotus_babylon: Herodotus 1.197, the Babylonian marketplace.; work/audit-032/sources.json — 099-herodotus_babylon: Herodotus 1.197, the Babylonian marketplace..

BIB-0468

Herodotus, Histories 2.169: Apries’s confidence in his rule. Herodotus, Histories 2.169

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Recorded uses: DJR-161 — herodotus: Herodotus, Histories 2.169: Apries’s confidence in his rule.; work/audit-052/sources.json — 161-herodotus: Herodotus, Histories 2.169.

BIB-0469

Herodotus 2.84, Egyptian medical specialization.

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Recorded uses: DJR-099 — herodotus_egypt: Herodotus 2.84, Egyptian medical specialization.; work/audit-032/sources.json — 099-herodotus_egypt: Herodotus 2.84, Egyptian medical specialization..

BIB-0470

Herodotus, Histories 2.89, embalmers.

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Recorded uses: DJR-114 — Herodotus2: Herodotus, Histories 2.89, embalmers.; work/audit-037/sources.json — 114-Herodotus2: Herodotus, Histories 2.89, embalmers..

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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.

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.