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Robert Burton

The Anatomy of Melancholy

1651 English with a close modern English rendering

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Recorded uses: DJR-167 — Augustine351: Augustine, Sermon 351.5.12, Latin: remaining alive as an invitation to repentance; the adjacent harbour saying remains unlocated.; work/audit-054/sources.json — 167-Augustine351: Augustine, Sermon 351.5.12, Latin.

BIB-0968

Augustine, Expositions of the Psalms 32, exposition II, sermon 1, section 6: Sabbath leisure and dancing, Latin text. Augustine, Expositions of the Psalms 32, exposition II, sermon 1, section 6

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Recorded uses: DJR-080 — augustine-dance: Augustine, Expositions of the Psalms 32, exposition II, sermon 1, section 6: Sabbath leisure and dancing, Latin text.; work/audit-025/sources.json — 080-augustine-dance: Augustine, Expositions of the Psalms 32, exposition II, sermon 1, section 6.

BIB-0969

Augustine, Exposition of Psalm 41.9, Latin text, on earthly and heavenly festivals.

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Recorded uses: DJR-023 — Augustine41: Augustine, Exposition of Psalm 41.9, Latin text, on earthly and heavenly festivals..

BIB-0970

Augustine, Exposition of Psalm 63.11, Latin: simulated equity and double wickedness; contextual parallel for Burton’s proverb. Augustine, Exposition of Psalm 63.11, Latin

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Recorded uses: DJR-163 — AugustinePsalm63: Augustine, Exposition of Psalm 63.11, Latin: simulated equity and double wickedness; contextual parallel for Burton’s proverb.; work/audit-053/sources.json — 163-AugustinePsalm63: Augustine, Exposition of Psalm 63.11, Latin.

BIB-0971

Augustine, Exposition of Psalm 85.7, Latin text, for the quotation on earthly insecurity.

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Recorded uses: DJR-023 — Augustine85: Augustine, Exposition of Psalm 85.7, Latin text, for the quotation on earthly insecurity..

BIB-0972

Augustine, Exposition of Psalm 102.5, Latin: physician, healing and cutting; curari differs from Burton’s doceri. Augustine, Exposition of Psalm 102.5, Latin

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Recorded uses: DJR-166 — AugustinePsalm102: Augustine, Exposition of Psalm 102.5, Latin: physician, healing and cutting; curari differs from Burton’s doceri.; work/audit-054/sources.json — 166-AugustinePsalm102: Augustine, Exposition of Psalm 102.5, Latin.

BIB-0973

Augustine, On the Happy Life (De beata vita) 3.18; Latin text distinguishing an external disturbing spirit from an impure soul. Augustine On the Happy Life 3.18

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Recorded uses: DJR-031 — AugustineHappy: Augustine, On the Happy Life (De beata vita) 3.18; Latin text distinguishing an external disturbing spirit from an impure soul.; work/audit-009/sources.json — AugustineHappy: Augustine On the Happy Life 3.18.

BIB-0974

Augustine, Letter 36.1.2 to Casulanus: controversy and charity. Latin text.

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Recorded uses: DJR-006 — Augustine: Augustine, Letter 36.1.2 to Casulanus: controversy and charity. Latin text..

BIB-0975

Augustine, Letter 40, §7 (4.7), Latin: Christian truth and Helen. Augustine, Letter 40, §7 (subsection 4.7), Latin text

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Recorded uses: DJR-110 — Augustine40: Augustine, Letter 40, §7 (4.7), Latin: Christian truth and Helen.; work/audit-035/sources.json — 110-Augustine40: Augustine, Letter 40, §7 (subsection 4.7), Latin text.

BIB-0976

Augustine, Letter 155.1.1 to Macedonius: friendship and truth. Augustine, Letter 155.1.1 to Macedonius

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Recorded uses: DJR-111 — Augustine Letter: Augustine, Letter 155.1.1 to Macedonius: friendship and truth.; work/audit-036/sources.json — 111-Augustine Letter: Augustine, Letter 155.1.1 to Macedonius.

BIB-0977

Augustine, Letter 204 to Dulcitius, sections 5–8: Latin text on voluntary death and Razis. Earlier numbering not collated. Augustine, Letter 204 to Dulcitius, sections 5–8

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Recorded uses: DJR-066 — Augustine204: Augustine, Letter 204 to Dulcitius, sections 5–8: Latin text on voluntary death and Razis. Earlier numbering not collated.; work/audit-021/sources.json — Augustine204: Augustine, Letter 204 to Dulcitius, sections 5–8.

BIB-0978

Giovanni della Casa, Galateus, Nathan Chytraeus’s Latin translation, online transcription p. 5; chapter and immediate edition unverified. Giovanni della Casa, Galateus, Nathan Chytraeus’s Latin translation, online transcription p. 5

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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.