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Robert Burton

The Anatomy of Melancholy

1651 English with a close modern English rendering

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The Anatomy of Melancholy: Bibliography and Comparison Resources

p. 1337

Recorded uses: DJR-052 — PlinyNovelty: Pliny, Natural History 12.5.11; novelty and the evergreen plane tree.; work/audit-016/sources.json — PlinyNovelty: Pliny 12.5.11.

BIB-0709

Pliny, Natural History 14.58, Latin. Benefit and harm according to moderation.

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Recorded uses: DJR-104 — Pliny: Pliny, Natural History 14.58, Latin. Benefit and harm according to moderation.; work/audit-033/sources.json — 104-Pliny: Pliny, Natural History 14.58, Latin. Benefit and harm according to moderation..

BIB-0710

Pliny, Natural History 14.1–7: opening comparison; Burton’s marginal wording not found here. Pliny Natural History 14

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Recorded uses: DJR-044 — Pliny14: Pliny, Natural History 14.1–7: opening comparison; Burton’s marginal wording not found here.; work/audit-013/sources.json — Pliny14: Pliny Natural History 14.

BIB-0711

Pliny, Natural History 16.1.2–4: the Chauci and Roman conquest. Pliny, Natural History 16.1.2–4

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Recorded uses: DJR-093 — Pliny: Pliny, Natural History 16.1.2–4: the Chauci and Roman conquest.; work/audit-030/sources.json — 093-Pliny: Pliny, Natural History 16.1.2–4.

BIB-0712

Pliny, Natural History 22.53, section 114, Latin text: Pollio Romilius and honeyed wine within, oil without. Pliny, Natural History 22.53, section 114, Latin text

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Recorded uses: DJR-022 — Pliny22: Pliny, Natural History 22.53, section 114, Latin text: Pollio Romilius and honeyed wine within, oil without.; work/audit-006/sources.json — Pliny22: Pliny, Natural History 22.53, section 114, Latin text.

BIB-0713

Pliny, Natural History 24.1.4–5, compound medicines and imported remedies.

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Recorded uses: DJR-101 — Pliny: Pliny, Natural History 24.1.4–5, compound medicines and imported remedies.; work/audit-032/sources.json — 101-Pliny: Pliny, Natural History 24.1.4–5, compound medicines and imported remedies..

BIB-0714

Pliny, Natural History 25.21.47, Melampus and the daughters of Proetus.

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Recorded uses: DJR-102 — Pliny: Pliny, Natural History 25.21.47, Melampus and the daughters of Proetus.; work/audit-033/sources.json — 102-Pliny: Pliny, Natural History 25.21.47, Melampus and the daughters of Proetus..

BIB-0715

Pliny, Natural History 26.6, section 9, Latin text: more than three hundred kinds of disease. Pliny, Natural History 26.6, section 9, Latin text

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Recorded uses: DJR-022 — Pliny26: Pliny, Natural History 26.6, section 9, Latin text: more than three hundred kinds of disease.; work/audit-006/sources.json — Pliny26: Pliny, Natural History 26.6, section 9, Latin text.

BIB-0716

Pliny, Natural History 29.9, Latin text. Thessalus’ attacks on earlier physicians.

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Recorded uses: DJR-103 — Pliny29: Pliny, Natural History 29.9, Latin text. Thessalus’ attacks on earlier physicians.; work/audit-033/sources.json — 103-Pliny29: Pliny, Natural History 29.9, Latin text. Thessalus’ attacks on earlier physicians..

BIB-0717

Pliny the Elder, Natural History 29.11–16: medicine without physicians, Archagathus, and exemption from expulsion; Latin text. Pliny the Elder, Natural History 29.11–16

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Recorded uses: DJR-099 — pliny_elder: Pliny the Elder, Natural History 29.11–16: medicine without physicians, Archagathus, and exemption from expulsion; Latin text.; work/audit-032/sources.json — 099-pliny_elder: Pliny the Elder, Natural History 29.11–16.

BIB-0718

Pliny, Natural History 30.13: British ceremonies and Persian magic. Pliny, Natural History 30.13

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Recorded uses: DJR-152 — pliny30: Pliny, Natural History 30.13: British ceremonies and Persian magic.; work/audit-049/sources.json — 152-pliny30: Pliny, Natural History 30.13.

BIB-0719

Pliny, Natural History 31.63, Latin text. Vomiting on sea voyages and hellebore.

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Recorded uses: DJR-103 — Pliny31: Pliny, Natural History 31.63, Latin text. Vomiting on sea voyages and hellebore.; work/audit-033/sources.json — 103-Pliny31: Pliny, Natural History 31.63, Latin text. Vomiting on sea voyages and hellebore..

BIB-0720

Pliny, Natural History 36, especially 75–83: pyramids and conflicting attributions. Latin text.

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Recorded uses: DJR-018 — Pliny: Pliny, Natural History 36, especially 75–83: pyramids and conflicting attributions. Latin text..

BIB-0721

Pliny, Natural History 7.23 (§87), Latin text; this numbering concerns endurance under torture, not Apollonius’s recitation. Pliny, Natural History 7

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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.