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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. 1345

Recorded uses: DJR-062 — PlaterPractice: Felix Plater, Golden Practice, English translation (1664), page 28, TCP A90749: imagined swallowed serpents and frogs; later contextual evidence, not the exact Observations 1 case or Burton’s source.; work/audit-019/sources.json — PlaterPractice: Felix Plater, Golden Practice, English translation (1664), page 28, TCP A90749.

BIB-0791

Royal College of Physicians catalogue, Pharmacopoeia Londinensis, first edition, 1618. Publication date.

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Recorded uses: DJR-103 — RCP1618: Royal College of Physicians catalogue, Pharmacopoeia Londinensis, first edition, 1618. Publication date.; work/audit-033/sources.json — 103-RCP1618: Royal College of Physicians catalogue, Pharmacopoeia Londinensis, first edition, 1618. Publication date..

BIB-0792

Gratian, Decretum, Causa 26, question 7, canon 16: close witness to Qui talibus credunt, attributed there to Augustine. Gratian, Decretum, Causa 26, question 7, canon 16

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Recorded uses: DJR-067 — Gratian26: Gratian, Decretum, Causa 26, question 7, canon 16: close witness to Qui talibus credunt, attributed there to Augustine.; work/audit-021/sources.json — Gratian26: Gratian, Decretum, Causa 26, question 7, canon 16.

BIB-0793

Peter Lombard, Sentences IV, distinction 50, chapter 4: Latin text; both maxims quoted together under Augustine’s name. Peter Lombard, Sentences IV, distinction 50, chapter 4

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Recorded uses: DJR-073 — Lombard: Peter Lombard, Sentences IV, distinction 50, chapter 4: Latin text; both maxims quoted together under Augustine’s name.; work/audit-023/sources.json — Lombard: Peter Lombard, Sentences IV, distinction 50, chapter 4.

BIB-0794

Buda and Tüskés, study of the Károlyi collection, p.56: the transmitted distich after Heroides 4.132, with reference to Dörrie’s apparatus. Buda and Tüskés, study of the Károlyi collection, p.56

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Recorded uses: DJR-161 — ovidvariant: Buda and Tüskés, study of the Károlyi collection, p.56: the transmitted distich after Heroides 4.132, with reference to Dörrie’s apparatus.; work/audit-052/sources.json — 161-ovidvariant: Buda and Tüskés, study of the Károlyi collection, p.56.

BIB-0795

Library and Archives Canada, record 4141724: O caput elleboro dignum. Catalogue search excerpt; full record retrieval unavailable.

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Recorded uses: DJR-007 — Map: Library and Archives Canada, record 4141724: O caput elleboro dignum. Catalogue search excerpt; full record retrieval unavailable..

BIB-0796

Cyprian, To Donatus 6: the imagined mountain viewpoint. Public-domain translation.

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Recorded uses: DJR-007 — Cyprian: Cyprian, To Donatus 6: the imagined mountain viewpoint. Public-domain translation..

BIB-0797

Plautus, Asinaria 183–185; pleasing the beloved’s household. Plautus, Asinaria 183–185

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Recorded uses: DJR-130 — Plautus: Plautus, Asinaria 183–185; pleasing the beloved’s household.; work/audit-042/sources.json — 130-Plautus: Plautus, Asinaria 183–185.

BIB-0798

Plautus, Casina 217–218; Latin speech of Lysidamus, scene 2.3 in this transcription. Plautus, Casina 217–218

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Recorded uses: DJR-132 — PlautusCasina: Plautus, Casina 217–218; Latin speech of Lysidamus, scene 2.3 in this transcription.; work/audit-043/sources.json — 132-PlautusCasina: Plautus, Casina 217–218.

BIB-0799

Hippocrates, On Breaths 1: addition and subtraction. Greek and Littré’s French translation on Remacle. Hippocrates, On Breaths 1

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Recorded uses: DJR-070 — HippBreaths: Hippocrates, On Breaths 1: addition and subtraction. Greek and Littré’s French translation on Remacle.; work/audit-022/sources.json — HippBreaths: Hippocrates, On Breaths 1.

BIB-0800

Maximianus, Elegy 2.5–6: Lycoris and the ageing lover; Latin text. Maximianus, Elegy 2.5–6

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Recorded uses: DJR-145 — maximianus: Maximianus, Elegy 2.5–6: Lycoris and the ageing lover; Latin text.; work/audit-047/sources.json — 145-maximianus: Maximianus, Elegy 2.5–6.

BIB-0801

VD16 M 4950, reproduced in Repertorium Austriaca: Nicolaus de Metri, Artzneybuch, edited by Jeremias Martius, Augsburg 1572; probable bibliographical identification. VD16 M 4950, reproduced in Repertorium Austriaca

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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.