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Robert Burton

The Anatomy of Melancholy

1651 English with a close modern English rendering

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English Introduction · Branch 1371 of 1495

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p. 1371

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Recorded uses: DJR-078 — jerome: Jerome, Letter125.11 to Rusticus, in a historical English translation.; work/audit-025/sources.json — 078-jerome: Jerome, Letter125.11 to Rusticus, in a historical English translation..

BIB-1152

Augustine, Against Lying §41: oaths and adultery. Augustine, Against Lying §41

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Recorded uses: DJR-147 — augustinelie: Augustine, Against Lying §41: oaths and adultery.; work/audit-048/sources.json — 147-augustinelie: Augustine, Against Lying §41.

BIB-1153

Calvin, Institutes 4.12.15–19, on the uses and abuses of fasting.

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Recorded uses: DJR-156 — calvin: Calvin, Institutes 4.12.15–19, on the uses and abuses of fasting.; work/audit-051/sources.json — 156-calvin: Calvin, Institutes 4.12.15–19, on the uses and abuses of fasting..

BIB-1154

Erasmus, Praise of Folly, English text, consulted for the claim that fools escape fear, remorse and ambition. Latin marginal wording translated afresh from Burton.

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Recorded uses: DJR-027 — Erasmus: Erasmus, Praise of Folly, English text, consulted for the claim that fools escape fear, remorse and ambition. Latin marginal wording translated afresh from Burton.; work/audit-008/sources.json — Erasmus: Erasmus, Praise of Folly, English text, consulted for the claim that fools escape fear, remorse and ambition. Latin marginal wording translated afresh from Burton..

BIB-1155

Josephus, Jewish War 5.13.6: imagined destruction by earthquake, flood or fire. Burton’s printed locator is 6.16. Josephus, Jewish War 5.13.6

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Recorded uses: DJR-112 — josephus: Josephus, Jewish War 5.13.6: imagined destruction by earthquake, flood or fire. Burton’s printed locator is 6.16.; work/audit-036/sources.json — 112-josephus: Josephus, Jewish War 5.13.6.

BIB-1156

Salvian, On the Government of God 3.8; Sanford translation, eyes and desire. Salvian, On the Government of God 3.8

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Recorded uses: DJR-120 — Salvian38: Salvian, On the Government of God 3.8; Sanford translation, eyes and desire.; work/audit-039/sources.json — 120-Salvian38: Salvian, On the Government of God 3.8.

BIB-1157

Cyprian, To Donatus 9–10: private vice and public judgement, public-domain translation. Cyprian, To Donatus 6 and 9–10, war, hypocrisy, and corrupt courts; English translation. Cyprian, To Donatus 6, 9, and 13: the elevated view, hidden bedrooms, and treachery.

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Recorded uses: DJR-008 — Cyprian: Cyprian, To Donatus 9–10: private vice and public judgement, public-domain translation.; DJR-010 — cyprian: Cyprian, To Donatus 6 and 9–10, war, hypocrisy, and corrupt courts; English translation.; DJR-011 — Cyprian: Cyprian, To Donatus 6, 9, and 13: the elevated view, hidden bedrooms, and treachery..

BIB-1158

Gómez Miedes, Commentaries on Salt (1579): work identification; cited preface uncollated. Gómez Miedes, Commentaries on Salt (1579)

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Recorded uses: DJR-085 — gomez: Gómez Miedes, Commentaries on Salt (1579): work identification; cited preface uncollated.; work/audit-027/sources.json — 085-gomez: Gómez Miedes, Commentaries on Salt (1579).

BIB-1159

Biblioteca Nacional de México, historical catalogue, division 3: indexed record for Philippus Faber Faventinus, Venice 1627 quarto; bibliographical lead, not title-page collation. Biblioteca Nacional de México, historical catalogue, division 3

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Recorded uses: DJR-163 — FaberCatalogue: Biblioteca Nacional de México, historical catalogue, division 3: indexed record for Philippus Faber Faventinus, Venice 1627 quarto; bibliographical lead, not title-page collation.; work/audit-053/sources.json — 163-FaberCatalogue: Biblioteca Nacional de México, historical catalogue, division 3.

BIB-1160

Christ Church, Western Manuscripts; Nicholson’s support for the institution. Christ Church, Western Manuscripts

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Recorded uses: DJR-081 — Nicholson: Christ Church, Western Manuscripts; Nicholson’s support for the institution.; work/audit-026/sources.json — 081-Nicholson: Christ Church, Western Manuscripts.

BIB-1161

Christ Church, “A rare acquisition from our 17th-century librarian,” 15 July 2024.

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1371

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.