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Robert Burton

The Anatomy of Melancholy

1651 English with a close modern English rendering

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Recorded uses: DJR-054 — AmbroseSatyrus: Ambrose, De excessu fratris sui Satyri 1.21 and 1.74: the two separated passages abbreviated by Burton.; work/audit-017/sources.json — AmbroseSatyrus: Ambrose, De excessu fratris sui Satyri 1.21 and 1.74.

BIB-0419

Copernicus, De revolutionibus, Latin dedication: addressed to Paul III. Copernicus, De revolutionibus, Latin dedication

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Recorded uses: DJR-075 — latin-dedication: Copernicus, De revolutionibus, Latin dedication: addressed to Paul III.; work/audit-024/sources.json — latin-dedication: Copernicus, De revolutionibus, Latin dedication.

BIB-0420

De singularitate clericorum; Migne Latin transcription, paragraph Quando libera non est and the basilisk comparison. De singularitate clericorum

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Recorded uses: DJR-135 — CyprianSingle: De singularitate clericorum; Migne Latin transcription, paragraph Quando libera non est and the basilisk comparison.; work/audit-044/sources.json — 135-CyprianSingle: De singularitate clericorum.

BIB-0421

De substantia dilectionis, chapter 5, Migne text of uncertain authorship, Latin transcription.

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Recorded uses: DJR-109 — dilectionis: De substantia dilectionis, chapter 5, Migne text of uncertain authorship, Latin transcription.; work/audit-035/sources.json — 109-dilectionis: De substantia dilectionis, chapter 5, Migne text of uncertain authorship, Latin transcription..

BIB-0422

Propertius, Elegies 2.26.52: dominion over land and sea, following Boreas and Orithyia. Propertius, Elegies 2.15.36 and 2.28.42; marginal quotations. Propertius, Elegies 2.26.52 Propertius, Elegies 2.15.36 and 2.28.42

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Recorded uses: DJR-113 — Propertius: Propertius, Elegies 2.26.52: dominion over land and sea, following Boreas and Orithyia.; DJR-130 — Propertius: Propertius, Elegies 2.15.36 and 2.28.42; marginal quotations.; work/audit-036/sources.json — 113-Propertius: Propertius, Elegies 2.26.52; work/audit-042/sources.json — 130-Propertius: Propertius, Elegies 2.15.36 and 2.28.42.

BIB-0423

Ausonius, Echo to the Painter, XI in this Latin text: opening and final line compared. Ausonius, To His Wife, XVII in this collection: comparison with Burton’s altered couplet. Ausonius, Echo to the Painter, XI in this Latin text Ausonius, To His Wife, XVII in this collection

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Recorded uses: DJR-061 — Ausonius: Ausonius, Echo to the Painter, XI in this Latin text: opening and final line compared.; DJR-115 — Ausonius: Ausonius, To His Wife, XVII in this collection: comparison with Burton’s altered couplet.; work/audit-019/sources.json — Ausonius: Ausonius, Echo to the Painter, XI in this Latin text; work/audit-037/sources.json — 115-Ausonius: Ausonius, To His Wife, XVII in this collection.

BIB-0424

Ausonius, De puella quam amabat; the Diana and Venus couplet. Ausonius, epigram beginning Hanc volo quæ non vult. Ausonius, De puella quam amabat

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Recorded uses: DJR-120 — Ausonius: Ausonius, De puella quam amabat; the Diana and Venus couplet.; DJR-140 — ausonius: Ausonius, epigram beginning Hanc volo quæ non vult.; work/audit-039/sources.json — 120-Ausonius: Ausonius, De puella quam amabat; work/audit-045/sources.json — 140-ausonius: Ausonius, epigram beginning Hanc volo quæ non vult..

BIB-0425

Terence, Eunuchus, prologue, line 41: nothing said that has not been said before. Latin text.

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Recorded uses: DJR-005 — terence: Terence, Eunuchus, prologue, line 41: nothing said that has not been said before. Latin text..

BIB-0426

Ovidian Halieutica 59, on the bear’s bulk and fierceness.

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Recorded uses: DJR-088 — Halieutica: Ovidian Halieutica 59, on the bear’s bulk and fierceness.; work/audit-028/sources.json — 088-Halieutica: Ovidian Halieutica 59, on the bear’s bulk and fierceness..

BIB-0427

Hercules Oetaeus 648–651.

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Recorded uses: DJR-089 — Hercules: Hercules Oetaeus 648–651.; work/audit-028/sources.json — 089-Hercules: Hercules Oetaeus 648–651..

BIB-0428

Historia Augusta, Aelius 5.11: wife as a title of dignity. Historia Augusta, Aelius 5.11

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Recorded uses: DJR-138 — aelius: Historia Augusta, Aelius 5.11: wife as a title of dignity.; work/audit-045/sources.json — 138-aelius: Historia Augusta, Aelius 5.11.

BIB-0429

Augustine, Homilies on the First Epistle of John 4.5, PL 35, col. 2008: Latin transcription compared for the catalogue of earthly beauty; adjoining immortal-vision quotation not located. Augustine, Homilies on the First Epistle of John 4.5, PL 35, col. 2008

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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.