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Robert Burton

The Anatomy of Melancholy

1651 English with a close modern English rendering

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p. 1346

Recorded uses: DJR-105 — Metri: VD16 M 4950, reproduced in Repertorium Austriaca: Nicolaus de Metri, Artzneybuch, edited by Jeremias Martius, Augsburg 1572; probable bibliographical identification.; work/audit-034/sources.json — 105-Metri: VD16 M 4950, reproduced in Repertorium Austriaca.

BIB-0802

John of Salisbury, Policraticus I.8, in K. S. B. Keats-Rohan’s critical-edition thesis (1987), p. 81, PDF p. 82: idleness and harmful entertainment. John of Salisbury, Policraticus 1.6, Keats-Rohan’s 1987 critical-edition thesis, p. 74 (PDF 75); Latin. John of Salisbury, Policraticus 1.4, K. S. B. Keats-Rohan’s critical-edition thesis (1987), p. 68, PDF p. 69: magistrates and games. John of Salisbury, Policraticus I.8, in K. S. B. Keats-Rohan’s critical-edition thesis (1987), p. 81, PDF p. 82 John of Salisbury, Policraticus 1.4, K. S. B. Keats-Rohan’s critical-edition thesis (1987), p. 68, PDF p. 69

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Recorded uses: DJR-080 — policraticus: John of Salisbury, Policraticus I.8, in K. S. B. Keats-Rohan’s critical-edition thesis (1987), p. 81, PDF p. 82: idleness and harmful entertainment.; DJR-085 — salisbury-music: John of Salisbury, Policraticus 1.6, Keats-Rohan’s 1987 critical-edition thesis, p. 74 (PDF 75); Latin.; DJR-086 — salisbury-games: John of Salisbury, Policraticus 1.4, K. S. B. Keats-Rohan’s critical-edition thesis (1987), p. 68, PDF p. 69: magistrates and games.; work/audit-025/sources.json — 080-policraticus: John of Salisbury, Policraticus I.8, in K. S. B. Keats-Rohan’s critical-edition thesis (1987), p. 81, PDF p. 82; work/audit-027/sources.json — 085-salisbury-music: John of Salisbury, Policraticus 1.6, Keats-Rohan’s 1987 critical-edition thesis, p. 74 (PDF 75); Latin.; work/audit-027/sources.json — 086-salisbury-games: John of Salisbury, Policraticus 1.4, K. S. B. Keats-Rohan’s critical-edition thesis (1987), p. 68, PDF p. 69.

BIB-0803

Aulus Gellius, Attic Nights, Hertz edition, volume 2: book 19, chapter 3, on faint praise. Digitized Latin edition.

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Recorded uses: DJR-005 — gellius19: Aulus Gellius, Attic Nights, Hertz edition, volume 2: book 19, chapter 3, on faint praise. Digitized Latin edition..

BIB-0804

Isocrates, Helen 54–58; Norlin translation, beauty and willing service. Isocrates, Helen 54–58

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Recorded uses: DJR-117 — isocrates: Isocrates, Helen 54–58; Norlin translation, beauty and willing service.; work/audit-038/sources.json — 117-isocrates: Isocrates, Helen 54–58.

BIB-0805

Remigio Sabbadini, Storia del ciceronianismo (1885), page 79: quotes Pontano’s titionatur and candelabratur; a later quotation, not Burton’s immediate edition. Remigio Sabbadini, Storia del ciceronianismo (1885), page 79

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Recorded uses: DJR-055 — PontanoVerbs: Remigio Sabbadini, Storia del ciceronianismo (1885), page 79: quotes Pontano’s titionatur and candelabratur; a later quotation, not Burton’s immediate edition.; work/audit-017/sources.json — PontanoVerbs: Remigio Sabbadini, Storia del ciceronianismo (1885), page 79.

BIB-0806

Sirach 30.8–9: upbringing and sorrow (Latin text and historical English version).

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Recorded uses: DJR-050 — Sirach: Sirach 30.8–9: upbringing and sorrow (Latin text and historical English version).; work/audit-015/sources.json — Sirach: Sirach 30.8–9: upbringing and sorrow (Latin text and historical English version)..

BIB-0807

Jonson, Volpone, “Come, my Celia, let us prove.”

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Recorded uses: DJR-141 — jonson: Jonson, Volpone, “Come, my Celia, let us prove.”; work/audit-046/sources.json — 141-jonson: Jonson, Volpone, “Come, my Celia, let us prove.”.

BIB-0808

Plutarch, Moralia, Loeb volume 3, Cotys at 174C.

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Recorded uses: DJR-098 — plutarch: Plutarch, Moralia, Loeb volume 3, Cotys at 174C.; work/audit-031/sources.json — 098-plutarch: Plutarch, Moralia, Loeb volume 3, Cotys at 174C..

BIB-0809

Ecclesiasticus or Sirach: chapter 1 locator comparison. Ecclesiasticus or Sirach

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Recorded uses: DJR-068 — Sirach: Ecclesiasticus or Sirach: chapter 1 locator comparison.; work/audit-021/sources.json — Sirach: Ecclesiasticus or Sirach.

BIB-0810

Sirach 38:1–4, honouring physicians and medicines. Sirach 38

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Recorded uses: DJR-099 — sirach: Sirach 38:1–4, honouring physicians and medicines.; work/audit-032/sources.json — 099-sirach: Sirach 38.

BIB-0811

Lucian, The Ship, or The Wishes 42–45, Fowler translation: Timolaus’s rings and Lycinus’s criticism. Lucian The Ship or The Wishes

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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.