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Robert Burton

The Anatomy of Melancholy

1651 English with a close modern English rendering

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p. 1341

Recorded uses: DJR-160 — Camden1573: William Camden, Annals, 1573, section 16, English translation: Burchet’s attack on Hawkins, killing of a Tower keeper and execution by hanging.; work/audit-052/sources.json — 160-Camden1573: William Camden, Annals, 1573, section 16, English translation.

BIB-0756

Thomas Chaloner, On Restoring the English Commonwealth, book 9, lines 301–303, 506–509 and 658–660.

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Recorded uses: DJR-150 — chaloner: Thomas Chaloner, On Restoring the English Commonwealth, book 9, lines 301–303, 506–509 and 658–660.; work/audit-049/sources.json — 150-chaloner: Thomas Chaloner, On Restoring the English Commonwealth, book 9, lines 301–303, 506–509 and 658–660..

BIB-0757

John Leech collection, Epigrammatum III.67: In Glyceren. John Leech collection, Epigrammatum III.67

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Recorded uses: DJR-121 — Leech: John Leech collection, Epigrammatum III.67: In Glyceren.; work/audit-039/sources.json — 121-Leech: John Leech collection, Epigrammatum III.67.

BIB-0758

Baptista Mantuanus, Eclogue 1, closing passage; Latin text checked for the line about pleasures passing. Baptista Mantuanus, Eclogue 1, closing passage

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Recorded uses: DJR-059 — Mantuan: Baptista Mantuanus, Eclogue 1, closing passage; Latin text checked for the line about pleasures passing.; work/audit-018/sources.json — Mantuan: Baptista Mantuanus, Eclogue 1, closing passage.

BIB-0759

Polydore Vergil, Anglica Historia 1.14; barley beer described as useful and pleasant to those accustomed to it. Polydore Vergil, Anglica Historia 1.14; thick air, clouds, rain and winds in Britain. Polydore, English History 1.14

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Recorded uses: DJR-034 — PolvergBeer: Polydore Vergil, Anglica Historia 1.14; barley beer described as useful and pleasant to those accustomed to it.; DJR-037 — PolvergWeather: Polydore Vergil, Anglica Historia 1.14; thick air, clouds, rain and winds in Britain.; work/audit-010/sources.json — PolvergBeer: Polydore, English History 1.14; work/audit-011/sources.json — PolvergWeather: Polydore, English History 1.14.

BIB-0760

Axiochus 364c–365a, Socrates’s visit. Greek text.

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Recorded uses: DJR-069 — axiochus: Axiochus 364c–365a, Socrates’s visit. Greek text.; work/audit-022/sources.json — axiochus: Axiochus 364c–365a, Socrates’s visit. Greek text..

BIB-0761

Bernard of Clairvaux, Letter 190, V.11–14, French translation: dispute with Abelard about redemption from the devil’s power; Burton’s exact Latin uncollated. Bernard of Clairvaux, Letter 190, V.11–14, French translation

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Recorded uses: DJR-159 — Bernard190French: Bernard of Clairvaux, Letter 190, V.11–14, French translation: dispute with Abelard about redemption from the devil’s power; Burton’s exact Latin uncollated.; work/audit-052/sources.json — 159-Bernard190French: Bernard of Clairvaux, Letter 190, V.11–14, French translation.

BIB-0762

CNRS Pinakes: Geoponica associated with Constantine VII. CNRS Pinakes

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Recorded uses: DJR-077 — geoponica-catalogue: CNRS Pinakes: Geoponica associated with Constantine VII.; work/audit-024/sources.json — geoponica-catalogue: CNRS Pinakes.

BIB-0763

Susan Mattern, Galen and the words of patients (2025).

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Recorded uses: DJR-126 — galen-research: Susan Mattern, Galen and the words of patients (2025).; work/audit-041/sources.json — 126-galen-research: Susan Mattern, Galen and the words of patients (2025)..

BIB-0764

Castañeda-Corral and colleagues, “The majority of myelinated and unmyelinated sensory nerve fibers that innervate bone express the tropomyosin receptor kinase A,” Neuroscience (2011), primary anatomical study.

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Recorded uses: DJR-023 — Bone: Castañeda-Corral and colleagues, “The majority of myelinated and unmyelinated sensory nerve fibers that innervate bone express the tropomyosin receptor kinase A,” Neuroscience (2011), primary anatomical study..

BIB-0765

Prudentius, Against Symmachus 1.297–298 and 2.445–446.

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Recorded uses: DJR-157 — prudentius2: Prudentius, Against Symmachus 1.297–298 and 2.445–446.; work/audit-051/sources.json — 157-prudentius2: Prudentius, Against Symmachus 1.297–298 and 2.445–446..

BIB-0766

Biblissima, De remediis fortuitorum, attribution record.

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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.