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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. 1369

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Recorded uses: DJR-167 — psalm: Psalm 34:18: the Lord’s nearness to the contrite.; work/audit-054/sources.json — 167-psalm: Psalm 34.

BIB-1126

Revelation 21:6: the promise to the thirsty. Revelation 21

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Recorded uses: DJR-167 — revelation: Revelation 21:6: the promise to the thirsty.; work/audit-054/sources.json — 167-revelation: Revelation 21.

BIB-1127

Sirach 10:30: honour accorded to the rich.

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Recorded uses: DJR-052 — Sirach: Sirach 10:30: honour accorded to the rich.; work/audit-016/sources.json — Sirach: Sirach 10:30: honour accorded to the rich..

BIB-1128

Sirach 26:6: jealousy of another woman, compared with Burton’s reference to 28:6. Sirach 26

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Recorded uses: DJR-144 — sirach: Sirach 26:6: jealousy of another woman, compared with Burton’s reference to 28:6.; work/audit-047/sources.json — 144-sirach: Sirach 26.

BIB-1129

Sirach 30:22: gladness and length of life; verse numbering varies by version. Sirach 30

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Recorded uses: DJR-085 — sirach: Sirach 30:22: gladness and length of life; verse numbering varies by version.; work/audit-027/sources.json — 085-sirach: Sirach 30.

BIB-1130

Sirach 31:29: excessive wine and bitterness, compared in the NRSV with Apocrypha.

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Recorded uses: DJR-045 — Sirach: Sirach 31:29: excessive wine and bitterness, compared in the NRSV with Apocrypha.; work/audit-014/sources.json — Sirach: Sirach 31:29: excessive wine and bitterness, compared in the NRSV with Apocrypha..

BIB-1131

Sirach or Ecclesiasticus 5:4. The complacent sinner’s question. Sirach or Ecclesiasticus 5

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Recorded uses: DJR-168 — Sirach: Sirach or Ecclesiasticus 5:4. The complacent sinner’s question.; work/audit-055/sources.json — 168-Sirach: Sirach or Ecclesiasticus 5.

BIB-1132

Sirach 7:36, remembrance of one’s end. Sirach 7

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Recorded uses: DJR-098 — sirach: Sirach 7:36, remembrance of one’s end.; work/audit-031/sources.json — 098-sirach: Sirach 7.

BIB-1133

Sirach 8:1: warning against contending with the powerful; comparison for the Pro. margin. Sirach 8

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Recorded uses: DJR-096 — sirach-power: Sirach 8:1: warning against contending with the powerful; comparison for the Pro. margin.; work/audit-031/sources.json — 096-sirach-power: Sirach 8.

BIB-1134

Tobit 6:8. Raphael’s account of fumigation with parts of the fish. Tobit 6

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Recorded uses: DJR-169 — Tobit: Tobit 6:8. Raphael’s account of fumigation with parts of the fish.; work/audit-055/sources.json — 169-Tobit: Tobit 6.

BIB-1135

1 Esdras 3:10–12, King James Version with Apocrypha. 1 Esdras 3

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Recorded uses: DJR-110 — Esdras: 1 Esdras 3:10–12, King James Version with Apocrypha.; work/audit-035/sources.json — 110-Esdras: 1 Esdras 3.

BIB-1136

BiblIndex, Oratio consolatoria in Pulcheriam: Gregory of Nyssa, critical edition in Gregorii Nysseni Opera 9, pages 461–472; catalogue identification, not collation of Burton’s Latin. BiblIndex, Oratio consolatoria in Pulcheriam

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Recorded uses: DJR-054 — gregory: BiblIndex, Oratio consolatoria in Pulcheriam: Gregory of Nyssa, critical edition in Gregorii Nysseni Opera 9, pages 461–472; catalogue identification, not collation of Burton’s Latin.; work/audit-017/sources.json — gregory: BiblIndex, Oratio consolatoria in Pulcheriam.

BIB-1137

Las Casas, Brevísima relación, opening account: twelve and fifteen million. Spanish text.

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Recorded uses: DJR-009 — casases: Las Casas, Brevísima relación, opening account: twelve and fifteen million. Spanish text..

BIB-1138

Chrysostom, Homilies on Genesis 38.5: French translation compared for jealousy and domestic peace; the opening cites Genesis 16:1. Greek and Burton’s Latin version not collated. Chrysostom, Homilies on Genesis 38.5

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Recorded uses: DJR-147 — Chrysostom38: Chrysostom, Homilies on Genesis 38.5: French translation compared for jealousy and domestic peace; the opening cites Genesis 16:1. Greek and Burton’s Latin version not collated.; work/audit-048/sources.json — 147-Chrysostom38: Chrysostom, Homilies on Genesis 38.5.

BIB-1139

Biodiversity Heritage Library catalogue, Hortus Eystettensis, 1613.

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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.