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Robert Burton

The Anatomy of Melancholy

1651 English with a close modern English rendering

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p. 1355

Recorded uses: DJR-034 — Metheglin: Webster (1828), Metheglin: fermented honey-and-water drink.; work/audit-010/sources.json — Metheglin: Webster (1828), Metheglin: fermented honey-and-water drink..

BIB-0910

Historical dictionary, China: China-broth and China root.

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Recorded uses: DJR-035 — China root: Historical dictionary, China: China-broth and China root.; work/audit-010/sources.json — China root: Historical dictionary, China: China-broth and China root..

BIB-0911

Murray’s New English Dictionary, funge, specifically citing this passage.

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Recorded uses: DJR-086 — Funge: Murray’s New English Dictionary, funge, specifically citing this passage.; work/audit-027/sources.json — 086-Funge: Murray’s New English Dictionary, funge, specifically citing this passage..

BIB-0912

Historical dictionary entry Trunk, sense16; quotations from Cotgrave1611 and later sources. Historical dictionary entry Trunk, sense16

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Recorded uses: DJR-078 — trunks: Historical dictionary entry Trunk, sense16; quotations from Cotgrave1611 and later sources.; work/audit-025/sources.json — 078-trunks: Historical dictionary entry Trunk, sense16.

BIB-0913

Angelo Sala, Anatomia antimonii (Leiden: Godefridus Basson, 1617), title and publication details; Wellcome Collection catalogue. Angelo Sala, Anatomia antimonii (Leiden: Godefridus Basson, 1617), title and publication details

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Recorded uses: DJR-003 — Sala1617: Angelo Sala, Anatomia antimonii (Leiden: Godefridus Basson, 1617), title and publication details; Wellcome Collection catalogue.; work/audit-058/sources.json — 003-Sala1617: Angelo Sala, Anatomia antimonii (Leiden: Godefridus Basson, 1617), title and publication details.

BIB-0914

Wellcome Collection, Nicolaus Myrepsus, Antidotarium, Venice 1543, catalogued as Nicolaus Alexandrinus; bibliographical comparison. Wellcome Collection, Nicolaus Myrepsus, Antidotarium, Venice 1543, catalogued as Nicolaus Alexandrinus

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Recorded uses: DJR-102 — Myrepsus: Wellcome Collection, Nicolaus Myrepsus, Antidotarium, Venice 1543, catalogued as Nicolaus Alexandrinus; bibliographical comparison.; work/audit-033/sources.json — 102-Myrepsus: Wellcome Collection, Nicolaus Myrepsus, Antidotarium, Venice 1543, catalogued as Nicolaus Alexandrinus.

BIB-0915

André Du Laurens, A discourse of the preservation of the sight, Surphlet translation, 1599, Wellcome scan; selected pages examined without locating Tortocolla.

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Recorded uses: work/audit-018/sources.json — LaurensEnglish: André Du Laurens, A discourse of the preservation of the sight, Surphlet translation, 1599, Wellcome scan; selected pages examined without locating Tortocolla..

BIB-0916

Wellcome Collection, Burggrav, Biolychnium seu Lucerna, 1611.

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Recorded uses: DJR-100 — burggrav: Wellcome Collection, Burggrav, Biolychnium seu Lucerna, 1611.; work/audit-032/sources.json — 100-burggrav: Wellcome Collection, Burggrav, Biolychnium seu Lucerna, 1611..

BIB-0917

Wellcome Collection, Timothie Bright’s English Medicines, 1615.

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Recorded uses: DJR-099 — bright: Wellcome Collection, Timothie Bright’s English Medicines, 1615.; work/audit-032/sources.json — 099-bright: Wellcome Collection, Timothie Bright’s English Medicines, 1615..

BIB-0918

Wellcome Collection, Medicinae chymicæ, et veri potabilis auri assertio, Francis Anthony, Cambridge, 1610. Comparison with Burton’s printed 1600.

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Recorded uses: DJR-103 — Anthony1610: Wellcome Collection, Medicinae chymicæ, et veri potabilis auri assertio, Francis Anthony, Cambridge, 1610. Comparison with Burton’s printed 1600.; work/audit-033/sources.json — 103-Anthony1610: Wellcome Collection, Medicinae chymicæ, et veri potabilis auri assertio, Francis Anthony, Cambridge, 1610. Comparison with Burton’s printed 1600..

BIB-0919

Wellcome Collection, catalogue of Nathaniel Bacon’s Relation of the Fearful Estate of Francis Spira, dated 1548 in its title.

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Recorded uses: DJR-165 — spira: Wellcome Collection, catalogue of Nathaniel Bacon’s Relation of the Fearful Estate of Francis Spira, dated 1548 in its title.; work/audit-054/sources.json — 165-spira: Wellcome Collection, catalogue of Nathaniel Bacon’s Relation of the Fearful Estate of Francis Spira, dated 1548 in its title..

BIB-0920

Marcellus Palingenius, Zodiacus vitae (1719), book 7, Libra, p. 158; Wellcome scan, image 174, inspected for the quoted verses and their continuation. Palingenius Zodiacus vitae 7 page 158

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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.