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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. 1391

Recorded uses: DJR-015 — Tacitus: Tacitus, Annals 13.53, Latin text: Lucius Vetus’s canal scheme under Nero..

BIB-1344

Erasmus, Adagia 3.10: index listing proverb 97, Insania non omnibus eadem. The full entry still requires collation.

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Recorded uses: DJR-008 — Erasmus: Erasmus, Adagia 3.10: index listing proverb 97, Insania non omnibus eadem. The full entry still requires collation..

BIB-1345

Octavia 561–563; Latin speech of the character Seneca to Nero on love, luxury and leisure. Octavia 561–563

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Recorded uses: DJR-116 — Octavia: Octavia 561–563; Latin speech of the character Seneca to Nero on love, luxury and leisure.; work/audit-037/sources.json — 116-Octavia: Octavia 561–563.

BIB-1346

Italian National Tourist Board, Palmanova: the fortress town founded by Venice in 1593. Used for the place identification only.

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Recorded uses: DJR-016 — Palmanova: Italian National Tourist Board, Palmanova: the fortress town founded by Venice in 1593. Used for the place identification only..

BIB-1347

St John’s College, Cambridge, history of the Old Library and Williams’s benefaction.

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Recorded uses: DJR-081 — Williams: St John’s College, Cambridge, history of the Old Library and Williams’s benefaction.; work/audit-026/sources.json — 081-Williams: St John’s College, Cambridge, history of the Old Library and Williams’s benefaction..

BIB-1348

McCuaig, Carlo Sigonio, chapter 5 on the 1583 forgery.

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Recorded uses: DJR-094 — sigonio: McCuaig, Carlo Sigonio, chapter 5 on the 1583 forgery.; work/audit-030/sources.json — 094-sigonio: McCuaig, Carlo Sigonio, chapter 5 on the 1583 forgery..

BIB-1349

1 Corinthians 12:9, gifts of healing. 1 Corinthians 12

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Recorded uses: DJR-069 — paul: 1 Corinthians 12:9, gifts of healing.; work/audit-022/sources.json — paul: 1 Corinthians 12.

BIB-1350

1 Corinthians 4:10, King James Version: fools for Christ.

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Recorded uses: DJR-007 — 1Corinthians: 1 Corinthians 4:10, King James Version: fools for Christ..

BIB-1351

1 Esdras 4.26, King James text: madness for women. 1 Esdras 4.26, King James text

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Recorded uses: DJR-115 — Esdras: 1 Esdras 4.26, King James text: madness for women.; work/audit-037/sources.json — 115-Esdras: 1 Esdras 4.26, King James text.

BIB-1352

1 Timothy 5:8, King James Bible. Comparison for Burton’s wording in note q.

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Recorded uses: DJR-017 — paul: 1 Timothy 5:8, King James Bible. Comparison for Burton’s wording in note q..

BIB-1353

Ecclesiasticus 30:15 in the 1611 King James Bible. Compared for the statement that health exceeds gold and wealth. Ecclesiasticus 30

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Recorded uses: DJR-056 — Sirach: Ecclesiasticus 30:15 in the 1611 King James Bible. Compared for the statement that health exceeds gold and wealth.; work/audit-017/sources.json — Sirach: Ecclesiasticus 30.

BIB-1354

2 Corinthians 11:1 and 21, King James Version: Paul speaking foolishly.

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Recorded uses: DJR-007 — 2Corinthians: 2 Corinthians 11:1 and 21, King James Version: Paul speaking foolishly..

BIB-1355

2 Kings 5:5, Naaman’s gifts. 2 Kings 5

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Recorded uses: DJR-069 — naaman: 2 Kings 5:5, Naaman’s gifts.; work/audit-022/sources.json — naaman: 2 Kings 5.

BIB-1356

Amos 6:4–6, KJV. Amos 6

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Recorded uses: DJR-090 — Amos: Amos 6:4–6, KJV.; work/audit-029/sources.json — 090-Amos: Amos 6.

BIB-1357

Ecclesiastes 1:18, King James Bible. Wisdom, knowledge, grief, and sorrow.

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Recorded uses: DJR-017 — ecclesiastes: Ecclesiastes 1:18, King James Bible. Wisdom, knowledge, grief, and sorrow..

BIB-1358

Ecclesiastes 2, King James Version: laughter, wisdom, labour, and sorrow. Ecclesiastes 2:8; compare the separately cited Job 2:9, 1 Corinthians 7 and Sirach 39:14. Ecclesiastes 2

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Recorded uses: DJR-007 — Ecclesiastes: Ecclesiastes 2, King James Version: laughter, wisdom, labour, and sorrow.; DJR-143 — Bible: Ecclesiastes 2:8; compare the separately cited Job 2:9, 1 Corinthians 7 and Sirach 39:14.; work/audit-046/sources.json — 143-Bible: Ecclesiastes 2.

BIB-1359

Ecclesiastes 4:13, KJV. Ecclesiastes 4

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Recorded uses: DJR-090 — Eccles4: Ecclesiastes 4:13, KJV.; work/audit-029/sources.json — 090-Eccles4: Ecclesiastes 4.

BIB-1360

Ecclesiastes 5:11–13, KJV. Ecclesiastes 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.

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.