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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 1393 of 1495

Bibliography and Comparison Resources

The Anatomy of Melancholy: Bibliography and Comparison Resources

p. 1393

Recorded uses: DJR-121 — Isaiah: Isaiah 3.16–24: ornaments and their loss.; work/audit-039/sources.json — 121-Isaiah: Isaiah 3.16–24.

BIB-1375

James 1:23–24; looking into a mirror and forgetting one’s appearance. James 1

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Recorded uses: DJR-136 — James: James 1:23–24; looking into a mirror and forgetting one’s appearance.; work/audit-044/sources.json — 136-James: James 1.

BIB-1376

Job 31:1; the covenant with the eyes. Job 31

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Recorded uses: DJR-135 — Job: Job 31:1; the covenant with the eyes.; work/audit-044/sources.json — 135-Job: Job 31.

BIB-1377

Judges 11:37–38, Jephthah’s daughter. Judges 11

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Recorded uses: DJR-142 — Judges: Judges 11:37–38, Jephthah’s daughter.; work/audit-046/sources.json — 142-Judges: Judges 11.

BIB-1378

Judith 10.3–4: preparations to meet Holofernes. Judith 10.3–4

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Recorded uses: DJR-121 — Judith: Judith 10.3–4: preparations to meet Holofernes.; work/audit-039/sources.json — 121-Judith: Judith 10.3–4.

BIB-1379

Luke 16:19–31, King James Bible. The rich man.

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Recorded uses: DJR-017 — luke: Luke 16:19–31, King James Bible. The rich man..

BIB-1380

Luke 5:18–25 and 31–32: the paralysed man and the physician comparison. King James Version.

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Recorded uses: DJR-006 — Luke5: Luke 5:18–25 and 31–32: the paralysed man and the physician comparison. King James Version..

BIB-1381

Luke 7:1–10: the centurion’s servant. King James Version.

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Recorded uses: DJR-006 — Luke7: Luke 7:1–10: the centurion’s servant. King James Version..

BIB-1382

King James Bible, Matthew 17:21; prayer and fasting. King James Bible, Matthew 17

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Recorded uses: DJR-134 — Matthew: King James Bible, Matthew 17:21; prayer and fasting.; work/audit-043/sources.json — 134-Matthew: King James Bible, Matthew 17.

BIB-1383

Matthew 4:23: teaching and healing. King James Version.

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Recorded uses: DJR-006 — Matthew: Matthew 4:23: teaching and healing. King James Version..

BIB-1384

Proverbs 12:18 and 12:25; King James Version. Proverbs 12

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Recorded uses: DJR-084 — proverbs: Proverbs 12:18 and 12:25; King James Version.; work/audit-027/sources.json — 084-proverbs: Proverbs 12.

BIB-1385

Proverbs 17:5, KJV. Proverbs 17

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Recorded uses: DJR-090 — Proverbs: Proverbs 17:5, KJV.; work/audit-029/sources.json — 090-Proverbs: Proverbs 17.

BIB-1386

Proverbs 30:1–2, King James Version: Agur and the confession of ignorance.

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Recorded uses: DJR-007 — Proverbs: Proverbs 30:1–2, King James Version: Agur and the confession of ignorance..

BIB-1387

Psalm 49:13 and 20, King James Version: folly and the comparison with beasts.

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Recorded uses: DJR-007 — Psalm49: Psalm 49:13 and 20, King James Version: folly and the comparison with beasts..

BIB-1388

Psalm 73:21–22, King James Version: the confession Burton assigns to Psalm 37.

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Recorded uses: DJR-007 — Psalm73: Psalm 73:21–22, King James Version: the confession Burton assigns to Psalm 37..

BIB-1389

Seneca, Letter 33.5; whole appearance and separate parts. Seneca, Letter 33.5

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Recorded uses: DJR-119 — seneca: Seneca, Letter 33.5; whole appearance and separate parts.; work/audit-038/sources.json — 119-seneca: Seneca, Letter 33.5.

BIB-1390

Propertius 1.15.42: distrust of blandishments. Propertius 1.15.42

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Recorded uses: DJR-122 — Propertius: Propertius 1.15.42: distrust of blandishments.; work/audit-039/sources.json — 122-Propertius: Propertius 1.15.42.

BIB-1391

Gellius, Attic Nights, preface 4–10, Latin text.

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Recorded uses: DJR-003 — Gellius: Gellius, Attic Nights, preface 4–10, Latin text.; work/audit-058/sources.json — 003-Gellius: Gellius, Attic Nights, preface 4–10, Latin text..

BIB-1392

Horace, Epistles 1.18.38: wine and anger as torturers.

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Recorded uses: DJR-045 — Horace Epistles I: Horace, Epistles 1.18.38: wine and anger as torturers.; work/audit-014/sources.json — Horace Epistles I: Horace, Epistles 1.18.38: wine and anger as torturers..

BIB-1393

Hyginus, Fabulae 189, especially §9: Latin text confirms the numbered Procris reference and her accidental death. Hyginus, Fabulae 189, especially §9

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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.