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Robert Burton

The Anatomy of Melancholy

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Contextual Lexicon

The Anatomy of Melancholy: Contextual Lexicon

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dissimilar parts — Organical parts.

distemperature — Complexion and temperament.

distillation — Distillation and rheum.

distracted — Distraction.

divine — Divine.

divine seneca — Divine.

divines — Divine.

dotage — Dotage.

dote — Dotage.

dowers — Dowry and jointure.

drams — Apothecaries measures.

draughts — Privy.

dummerers — Abraham men.

dæmones — Daemon and genius.

eclegmes — Eclegme.

efficient cause — Cause.

elect — Election and reprobation.

election — Election.

election of times — Election.

elections — Election.

electuaries — Electuaries.

elishi — Heroical love.

elixation — Concoction.

embrocations — Friction and embrocation.

empericks — Empiric.

empericks in policie — Empiric.

empirick — Empiric.

empiricks — Empiric.

emulation — Emulation.

ens — Matter.

entertain — Entertain.

entertainment — Entertain.

enthusiasmes — Enthusiasm.

enthusiasmus — Enthusiasm.

enthusiasticks — Enthusiasm.

enthusiasts — Enthusiasm.

epicurize — Epicure.

epithemes — Epithemes.

epithymes — Epithemes.

equivocal — Equivocation.

essence — Consent and essence; Essence and quintessence.

estates — Estate.

event — Prognostics.

evidence — Legal evidence.

ex traduce — Ex traduce.

excrements — Excrements.

exercise — Exercise.

exhibition — Exhibition.

experimentall — Experimental.

explode — Explode.

exploded — Explode.

exquisite knowledge — Exquisite.

exquisite torments — Exquisite.

extasie — Ecstasy.

extasies — Ecstasy.

extasis — Ecstasy.

fact — Fact.

faculty — Faculty.

faith — Faith and assurance.

familiarem dæmonem — Daemon and genius.

familiars — Familiar.

fanaticall — Enthusiasm.

fascinate — Fascination.

fascinations — Fascination.

favour — Favour and feature.

fear — Fear.

feature — Favour and feature.

feral — Feral.

ferall — Feral.

first act — Actuality.

fits of the mother — Matrix and mother.

fluxes — Flux and lask.

fond — Fond.

form — Form.

formam — Form.

foule fact — Fact.

frictions — Friction and embrocation.

fulsome — Fulsome.

fulsomeness — Fulsome.

fustian — Fustian and bombast.

generation — Generation and corruption.

generosity — Generous.

generous — Generous.

generous wines — Generous.

genethliacal — Geniture.

genii — Daemon and genius.

geniture — Geniture.

genitures — Geniture.

genius — Daemon and genius.

genus — Genus and species.

gives entertainment — Entertain.

glass — Glass.

gluten — Radical moisture.

gossips — Gossip.

grace — Grace.

green sickness — Green sickness.

gross humors — Humour.

habit — Habit and disposition.

habit of melancholy — Habit and disposition.

habitual melancholy — Habit and disposition.

habituated — Habit and disposition.

halcyonian times — Happiness and fortune.

happily — Happily.

happinesse — Happiness and fortune.

happy wits — Wit.

helleborismum — Helleborism.

herbal — Herbal.

heroical — Heroical love.

homely — Homely.

honest — Honest.

honest emulation — Emulation.

honest mirth — Honest.

honesty — Honest.

hope — Hope.

horoscope — Astrological significators.

hospitals — Hospital.

humanity — Humane learning.

humorous — Humour.

hylech — Astrological significators.

hypocondriacal — Hypochondria.

hypocondries — Hypochondria.

iatromathematicall — Astrology.

idiots — Idiot.

idleness — Idleness.

ignes fatui — Meteors.

ignis fatuus — Meteors.

iij — Apothecaries measures.

ilishi — Heroical love.

ill habit — Habit and disposition.

impertinent — Impertinent.

impostume — Impostume.

impotent — Impotent.

impresse — Emblem.

impresses — Emblem.

impropriations — Church patronage.

impulsive cause — Cause.

in disposition — Habit and disposition.

in substance — Simples.

inanition — Plethora and repletion.

incontinency — Continence.

incontinent — Continence.

incubus — Incubus.

indifferent — Indifferent.

individuall — Inseparable and individual.

indotatus — Dowry and jointure.

inforced temperance — Continence.

inform — Custom and education.

informed — Custom and education.

informs — Custom and education.

instrumental causes — Cause.

intellectual habits — Habit and disposition.

intellectus agens — Intellect.

intelligence — Intelligence.

intend — Intention and remission.

intended — Intention and remission.

intention — Intention and remission.

intentive — Intention and remission.

irascible — Concupiscible and irascible.

irascible appetite — Concupiscible and irascible.

issue — Issue.

issues — Issue.

j — Apothecaries measures.

jakes — Privy.

jealousie — Jealousy.

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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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