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Robert Burton

The Anatomy of Melancholy

1651 English with a close modern English rendering

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Faces prerogative, a most attractive part 462,463

Fasting cause of melancholy, 75. a cure of love mel. 546. abused, the Divels instruments, 656.658. effects of it ibid.

Fayries 47

Fear cause of mel. his effects, 97. fear of death, destinies foretold, 165. a symptome of mel. 181. sign of love mel. 518. antidote to fear 340

Fenny foul mel. 67

Flaxen hair a great motive of love 473

Flegmatick melancholy signs 191

Fires rage 4

Fiery Divels 45

Fish, what melancholy 67

Fish good 234

Fishes in love 437

Fishing and fowling how and when good exercise 269

Fools often beget wise men, 62. by love become wise 533

Force of imagination 91

Friends a cure of mel. 295

Fruits causing mel. 67. allowed 234

Fumitory purgeth melancholy 369

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The special power of the face, a most attractive feature. 462,463

Fasting as a cause of melancholy, 75; a cure for love melancholy, 546. When abused, an instrument of the Devil, 656,658; its effects, same pages.

Fairies. 47

Fear as a cause of melancholy; its effects, 97. Fear of death and foretold destinies, 165; as a symptom of melancholy, 181; a sign of love melancholy, 518. The antidote to fear, 340.

Marsh birds as food that produces melancholy. 67

Flaxen hair as a powerful incentive to love. 473

Signs of phlegmatic melancholy. 191

The destructive fury of fire. 4

Fiery devils. 45

Which fish produce melancholy. 67

Beneficial fish. 234

Fish in love. 437

How and when fishing and catching birds are good exercise. 269

Fools often father wise men, 62; become wise through love, 533.

The power of imagination. 91

Friends as a cure for melancholy. 295

Fruits that cause melancholy, 67; those permitted, 234.

Fumitory as a purge for melancholy. 369

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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.

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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.