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Robert Burton

The Anatomy of Melancholy

1651 English with a close modern English rendering

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p. 1282

Recorded uses: DJR-151 — Aretaeus16: Aretaeus, Causes and Signs of Chronic Diseases 1.6, Francis Adams translation (1856): religious self-wounding and sanity in other respects; Burton’s Latin intermediary untraced.; work/audit-049/sources.json — 151-Aretaeus16: Aretaeus, Causes and Signs of Chronic Diseases 1.6, Francis Adams translation (1856).

BIB-0092

Aretaeus, Causes and Signs of Chronic Diseases 1.6: a religious form of madness. Aretaeus, Causes and Signs of Chronic Diseases 1.6

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Recorded uses: DJR-151 — aretaeus: Aretaeus, Causes and Signs of Chronic Diseases 1.6: a religious form of madness.; work/audit-049/sources.json — 151-aretaeus: Aretaeus, Causes and Signs of Chronic Diseases 1.6.

BIB-0093

Ariosto, Orlando furioso 39.58–60: the nightmare comparison, the bonds and Solvite me. Italian text, Debenedetti edition, Perseus. Ariosto 39.58–60

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Recorded uses: DJR-019 — Ariosto39: Ariosto, Orlando furioso 39.58–60: the nightmare comparison, the bonds and Solvite me. Italian text, Debenedetti edition, Perseus.; work/audit-005/sources.json — Ariosto39: Ariosto 39.58–60.

BIB-0094

Apocolocyntosis 1, Latin text, Perseus.

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Recorded uses: DJR-001 — Seneca: Apocolocyntosis 1, Latin text, Perseus.; work/audit-057/sources.json — 001-Seneca: Apocolocyntosis 1, Latin text, Perseus..

BIB-0095

Wisdom 11:16. Wisdom 11

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Recorded uses: DJR-096 — wisdom: Wisdom 11:16.; work/audit-031/sources.json — 096-wisdom: Wisdom 11.

BIB-0096

Acts 16:7, Romans 1:13 and 1 Thessalonians 2:18, compared. Acts 16

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Recorded uses: DJR-141 — bible: Acts 16:7, Romans 1:13 and 1 Thessalonians 2:18, compared.; work/audit-046/sources.json — 141-bible: Acts 16.

BIB-0097

Ecclesiastes 12:12, parallel Bible texts.

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Recorded uses: DJR-004 — Ecclesiastes: Ecclesiastes 12:12, parallel Bible texts..

BIB-0098

King James Bible, Ecclesiastes 10:3: the fool reveals his folly.

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Recorded uses: DJR-011 — Ecclesiastes: King James Bible, Ecclesiastes 10:3: the fool reveals his folly..

BIB-0099

Proverbs 14:30, King James Version: a sound heart. Proverbs 14

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Recorded uses: DJR-085 — proverbs: Proverbs 14:30, King James Version: a sound heart.; work/audit-027/sources.json — 085-proverbs: Proverbs 14.

BIB-0100

King James Bible, Proverbs 26:11: the dog returning to its vomit.

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Recorded uses: DJR-011 — Proverbs26: King James Bible, Proverbs 26:11: the dog returning to its vomit..

BIB-0101

Proverbs 27:9, King James Version: perfume and the heart. Proverbs 27

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Recorded uses: DJR-105 — Proverbs: Proverbs 27:9, King James Version: perfume and the heart.; work/audit-034/sources.json — 105-Proverbs: Proverbs 27.

BIB-0102

King James Bible, Proverbs 27:22: pounding a fool in a mortar.

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Recorded uses: DJR-011 — Proverbs27: King James Bible, Proverbs 27:22: pounding a fool in a mortar..

BIB-0103

King James Bible, Psalm 14:4: eating the people as bread.

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Recorded uses: DJR-011 — Psalm14: King James Bible, Psalm 14:4: eating the people as bread..

BIB-0104

King James Bible, Psalm 53:4: the repeated image of predation.

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Recorded uses: DJR-011 — Psalm53: King James Bible, Psalm 53:4: the repeated image of predation..

BIB-0105

Psalm 88, including its superscription naming Heman the Ezrahite.

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Recorded uses: DJR-021 — psalm88: Psalm 88, including its superscription naming Heman the Ezrahite..

BIB-0106

Authorized Version1873, Sirach33:24; numbering comparison. Authorized Version1873, Sirach33

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Recorded uses: DJR-078 — sirach: Authorized Version1873, Sirach33:24; numbering comparison.; work/audit-025/sources.json — 078-sirach: Authorized Version1873, Sirach33.

BIB-0107

Basil, Against Drunkenness, French translation, pp. 162–163: public dancing and male spectators compared; Greek and Burton’s Latin uncollated. Basil, Against Drunkenness, French translation, pp. 162–163

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Recorded uses: DJR-150 — BasilDrunkenness: Basil, Against Drunkenness, French translation, pp. 162–163: public dancing and male spectators compared; Greek and Burton’s Latin uncollated.; work/audit-049/sources.json — 150-BasilDrunkenness: Basil, Against Drunkenness, French translation, pp. 162–163.

BIB-0108

Plato, Gorgias, passage around 499a, Jowett translation.

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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.

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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.