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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 1310 of 1495

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The Anatomy of Melancholy: Bibliography and Comparison Resources

p. 1310

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Recorded uses: DJR-085 — plautus: Plautus, Bacchides 115–116: catalogue of pleasures.; work/audit-027/sources.json — 085-plautus: Plautus, Bacchides 115–116.

BIB-0395

World Health Organization, information booklet, p.18, for hydrophobia and swallowing spasms.

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Recorded uses: DJR-022 — spasms: World Health Organization, information booklet, p.18, for hydrophobia and swallowing spasms..

BIB-0396

Machiavelli, Discourses on Livy, Italian dedication: addressees, princely merit, Hiero and Perseus. Machiavelli, Discourses on Livy, Italian dedication

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Recorded uses: DJR-096 — machiavelli: Machiavelli, Discourses on Livy, Italian dedication: addressees, princely merit, Hiero and Perseus.; work/audit-031/sources.json — 096-machiavelli: Machiavelli, Discourses on Livy, Italian dedication.

BIB-0397

Ficino, On Love 7.4; Italian authorial version, spirits and the reciprocal gaze. Ficino, On Love 7.4

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Recorded uses: DJR-120 — Ficino4: Ficino, On Love 7.4; Italian authorial version, spirits and the reciprocal gaze.; work/audit-039/sources.json — 120-Ficino4: Ficino, On Love 7.4.

BIB-0398

Ficino, On Love 7.5; analogy with contagious diseases. Ficino, On Love 7.5

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Recorded uses: DJR-120 — Ficino5: Ficino, On Love 7.5; analogy with contagious diseases.; work/audit-039/sources.json — 120-Ficino5: Ficino, On Love 7.5.

BIB-0399

Ficino, On Love 7.10; Italian authorial version, mutual gaze and moderate love. Ficino, On Love 7.10

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Recorded uses: DJR-120 — Ficino10: Ficino, On Love 7.10; Italian authorial version, mutual gaze and moderate love.; work/audit-039/sources.json — 120-Ficino10: Ficino, On Love 7.10.

BIB-0400

Garzoni, La piazza universale, Discorso primo, p. 41 in the transcription; the dowry maxim attributed to Ovid. Garzoni, La piazza universale, Discorso primo, p. 41 in the transcription

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Recorded uses: DJR-141 — GarzoniDowry: Garzoni, La piazza universale, Discorso primo, p. 41 in the transcription; the dowry maxim attributed to Ovid.; work/audit-046/sources.json — 141-GarzoniDowry: Garzoni, La piazza universale, Discorso primo, p. 41 in the transcription.

BIB-0401

Ariosto, Orlando furioso 15.14–15: Logistilla’s gift of the horn and its terrifying sound. Italian text. Ariosto 15.14–15

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Recorded uses: DJR-018 — Ariosto15: Ariosto, Orlando furioso 15.14–15: Logistilla’s gift of the horn and its terrifying sound. Italian text.; work/audit-005/sources.json — Ariosto15: Ariosto 15.14–15.

BIB-0402

Ariosto, Orlando furioso 28.13–14, 17 and 21; Italian transcription of the 1913 edition following the 1532 text. Ariosto, Orlando furioso 28.13–14, 17 and 21

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Recorded uses: DJR-146 — Ariosto28: Ariosto, Orlando furioso 28.13–14, 17 and 21; Italian transcription of the 1913 edition following the 1532 text.; work/audit-047/sources.json — 146-Ariosto28: Ariosto, Orlando furioso 28.13–14, 17 and 21.

BIB-0403

Giovanni della Casa, Cura, che di timor ti nutri e cresci.

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Recorded uses: DJR-144 — della-casa: Giovanni della Casa, Cura, che di timor ti nutri e cresci.; work/audit-047/sources.json — 144-della-casa: Giovanni della Casa, Cura, che di timor ti nutri e cresci..

BIB-0404

Zielhofer and colleagues, 2014 archaeological research on the Fossa Carolina, including the annalistic account of excavation and rain.

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Recorded uses: DJR-029 — FossaCarolina: Zielhofer and colleagues, 2014 archaeological research on the Fossa Carolina, including the annalistic account of excavation and rain.; work/audit-008/sources.json — FossaCarolina: Zielhofer and colleagues, 2014 archaeological research on the Fossa Carolina, including the annalistic account of excavation and rain..

BIB-0405

Plato, Symposium 219a: the eye of the mind. Plato, Symposium 219a

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Recorded uses: DJR-087 — Plato: Plato, Symposium 219a: the eye of the mind.; work/audit-028/sources.json — 087-Plato: Plato, Symposium 219a.

BIB-0406

Book of Common Prayer (1559), Litany; comparison with Burton’s concluding adaptation. Book of Common Prayer (1559), Litany

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Recorded uses: DJR-041 — litany: Book of Common Prayer (1559), Litany; comparison with Burton’s concluding adaptation.; work/audit-012/sources.json — litany: Book of Common Prayer (1559), Litany.

BIB-0407

Drayton, Idea, sonnet 30: Vesta and the lover’s heart. Drayton, Idea, sonnet 30

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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.