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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. 1359

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Recorded uses: DJR-090 — Pliny7: Pliny, Natural History 7, opening; exact quotation unlocated.; work/audit-029/sources.json — 090-Pliny7: Pliny, Natural History 7, opening.

BIB-0954

Pliny, Natural History 7.50, section 166; English comparison. Pliny, Natural History 7.50, section 166

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Recorded uses: DJR-084 — pliny: Pliny, Natural History 7.50, section 166; English comparison.; work/audit-027/sources.json — 084-pliny: Pliny, Natural History 7.50, section 166.

BIB-0955

Pliny, Natural History 8.32–34 and 90, animal exempla.

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Recorded uses: DJR-097 — pliny: Pliny, Natural History 8.32–34 and 90, animal exempla.; work/audit-031/sources.json — 097-pliny: Pliny, Natural History 8.32–34 and 90, animal exempla..

BIB-0956

Pliny, Natural History 9.119–121; Cleopatra’s pearl, English comparison. Pliny, Natural History 9.119–121

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Recorded uses: DJR-090 — pliny-pearl: Pliny, Natural History 9.119–121; Cleopatra’s pearl, English comparison.; work/audit-029/sources.json — 090-pliny-pearl: Pliny, Natural History 9.119–121.

BIB-0957

Antipater, Greek Anthology 7.353: Maronis’s wine vessel. Anthology 7.353

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Recorded uses: DJR-035 — Maronis Antipater: Antipater, Greek Anthology 7.353: Maronis’s wine vessel.; work/audit-010/sources.json — Maronis Antipater: Anthology 7.353.

BIB-0958

Leonidas, Greek Anthology 7.455: the empty cup. Anthology 7.455

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Recorded uses: DJR-035 — Maronis Leonidas: Leonidas, Greek Anthology 7.455: the empty cup.; work/audit-010/sources.json — Maronis Leonidas: Anthology 7.455.

BIB-0959

Aelian, On Animals 13.18, Scholfield translation; royal Indian gardens. Aelian, On Animals 13.18, Scholfield translation

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Recorded uses: DJR-079 — aelian: Aelian, On Animals 13.18, Scholfield translation; royal Indian gardens.; work/audit-025/sources.json — 079-aelian: Aelian, On Animals 13.18, Scholfield translation.

BIB-0960

Julian, Misopogon, opening beard discussion; kissing. Julian, Misopogon, opening beard discussion

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Recorded uses: DJR-132 — Julian: Julian, Misopogon, opening beard discussion; kissing.; work/audit-043/sources.json — 132-Julian: Julian, Misopogon, opening beard discussion.

BIB-0961

Pliny, Natural History 35.17–18, Caligula and the paintings at Lanuvium.

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Recorded uses: DJR-114 — Pliny: Pliny, Natural History 35.17–18, Caligula and the paintings at Lanuvium.; work/audit-037/sources.json — 114-Pliny: Pliny, Natural History 35.17–18, Caligula and the paintings at Lanuvium..

BIB-0962

Pliny, Natural History 35.151; the potter’s daughter and her lover’s shadow. Pliny, Natural History 35.151

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Recorded uses: DJR-132 — Pliny: Pliny, Natural History 35.151; the potter’s daughter and her lover’s shadow.; work/audit-043/sources.json — 132-Pliny: Pliny, Natural History 35.151.

BIB-0963

Valerius Maximus 2.1.6: reconciliation in the temple of Viriplaca. Valerius Maximus 2.1.6

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Recorded uses: DJR-151 — valerius: Valerius Maximus 2.1.6: reconciliation in the temple of Viriplaca.; work/audit-049/sources.json — 151-valerius: Valerius Maximus 2.1.6.

BIB-0964

Augustine, Sermon 46.11; the sinless Son, Latin parallel. Augustine, Sermon 46.11

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Recorded uses: DJR-087 — augustine-son: Augustine, Sermon 46.11; the sinless Son, Latin parallel.; work/audit-028/sources.json — 087-augustine-son: Augustine, Sermon 46.11.

BIB-0965

Augustine, Sermon 105/A.1.

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Recorded uses: DJR-089 — Augustine: Augustine, Sermon 105/A.1.; work/audit-028/sources.json — 089-Augustine: Augustine, Sermon 105/A.1..

BIB-0966

Augustine, Sermon 178.3.3–4.4: withholding aid and robbery; Latin contextual parallel. Augustine, Sermon 178.3.3–4.4

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Recorded uses: DJR-112 — Augustine178: Augustine, Sermon 178.3.3–4.4: withholding aid and robbery; Latin contextual parallel.; work/audit-036/sources.json — 112-Augustine178: Augustine, Sermon 178.3.3–4.4.

BIB-0967

Augustine, Sermon 351.5.12, Latin: remaining alive as an invitation to repentance; the adjacent harbour saying remains unlocated. Augustine, Sermon 351.5.12, Latin

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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.