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Robert Burton

The Anatomy of Melancholy

1651 English with a close modern English rendering

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p. 1323

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Recorded uses: DJR-063 — LilyGrammar: William Lily, A Short Introduction of Grammar, 1641, Latin part page 92, Modus actionis; TCP text. Later witness to Haeccine fieri flagitia, not a demonstrated Burton source.; work/audit-020/sources.json — LilyGrammar: Lily 1641 page 92.

BIB-0552

William Camden, Britannia, Nottinghamshire, account of Newark; Philemon Holland’s translation, via Vision of Britain. Search-indexed excerpt consulted; full page retrieval unavailable.

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Recorded uses: DJR-006 — Camden: William Camden, Britannia, Nottinghamshire, account of Newark; Philemon Holland’s translation, via Vision of Britain. Search-indexed excerpt consulted; full page retrieval unavailable..

BIB-0553

Jerome, Letter 69.9 to Oceanus; Latin transcription, sexcentos and the warning against drunkenness. Jerome, Letter 69.9 to Oceanus

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Recorded uses: DJR-146 — JeromeLatin69: Jerome, Letter 69.9 to Oceanus; Latin transcription, sexcentos and the warning against drunkenness.; work/audit-047/sources.json — 146-JeromeLatin69: Jerome, Letter 69.9 to Oceanus.

BIB-0554

Letter 148 to Celantia, §§14–15: Latin text transmitted under Jerome’s name; numbering differs from Burton. Letter 148 to Celantia, §§14–15

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Recorded uses: DJR-098 — celantia-latin: Letter 148 to Celantia, §§14–15: Latin text transmitted under Jerome’s name; numbering differs from Burton.; work/audit-031/sources.json — 098-celantia-latin: Letter 148 to Celantia, §§14–15.

BIB-0555

Pausanias, Description of Greece 10.37.7, Solon and Cirrha; Greek text. Pausanias, Description of Greece 10.37.7, Solon and Cirrha

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Recorded uses: DJR-102 — Pausanias: Pausanias, Description of Greece 10.37.7, Solon and Cirrha; Greek text.; work/audit-033/sources.json — 102-Pausanias: Pausanias, Description of Greece 10.37.7, Solon and Cirrha.

BIB-0556

John Harington, English translation of Orlando furioso, book 34, stanza 84 in this digital transcription. Identified verbal match; early printed witness still to be collated. Harington book 34 stanza 84

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Recorded uses: DJR-019 — Harington34: John Harington, English translation of Orlando furioso, book 34, stanza 84 in this digital transcription. Identified verbal match; early printed witness still to be collated.; work/audit-005/sources.json — Harington34: Harington book 34 stanza 84.

BIB-0557

Ammianus Marcellinus 14.11.25–26: Nemesis as arbiter of events. Ammianus Marcellinus 14.11.25–26

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Recorded uses: DJR-165 — ammianus: Ammianus Marcellinus 14.11.25–26: Nemesis as arbiter of events.; work/audit-054/sources.json — 165-ammianus: Ammianus Marcellinus 14.11.25–26.

BIB-0558

Ammianus, Res Gestae 22.3.12: Eusebius’s power, sentence and fall; Rolfe translation. Ammianus, Res Gestae 22.3.12

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Recorded uses: DJR-111 — Ammianus22: Ammianus, Res Gestae 22.3.12: Eusebius’s power, sentence and fall; Rolfe translation.; work/audit-036/sources.json — 111-Ammianus22: Ammianus, Res Gestae 22.3.12.

BIB-0559

Ammianus Marcellinus 24.3.12–13: male and female palms, fertilization and mutual desire. Ammianus Marcellinus 24.3.12–13

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Recorded uses: DJR-113 — Ammianus: Ammianus Marcellinus 24.3.12–13: male and female palms, fertilization and mutual desire.; work/audit-036/sources.json — 113-Ammianus: Ammianus Marcellinus 24.3.12–13.

BIB-0560

On Marvellous Things Heard 31 (832b), 1936 Loeb translation: the complete chapter on the man at Abydus was read; Burton’s acting detail is additional. On Marvellous Things Heard 31 (832b), 1936 Loeb translation

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Recorded uses: DJR-060 — AristotleMirabiliaLoeb: On Marvellous Things Heard 31 (832b), 1936 Loeb translation: the complete chapter on the man at Abydus was read; Burton’s acting detail is additional.; work/audit-019/sources.json — AristotleMirabiliaLoeb: On Marvellous Things Heard 31 (832b), 1936 Loeb translation.

BIB-0561

Athenaeus1.14d, Gulick translation; Agallis and Nausicaa. Athenaeus1.14d, Gulick translation

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Recorded uses: DJR-078 — athenaeus: Athenaeus1.14d, Gulick translation; Agallis and Nausicaa.; work/audit-025/sources.json — 078-athenaeus: Athenaeus1.14d, Gulick translation.

BIB-0562

Athenaeus, Deipnosophists 2.45b–c, citing Polybius: Nile water sent to Berenice after her marriage to Antiochus. Athenaeus, Deipnosophists 2.45b–c, citing Polybius

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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.