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Robert Burton

The Anatomy of Melancholy

1651 English with a close modern English rendering

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p. 1397

Recorded uses: DJR-055 — daniel: Samuel Daniel, Delia with The Complaint of Rosamond 1592; lines 440–441 compared; Burton varies the wording.; DJR-120 — Daniel: Daniel, The Complaint of Rosamond; 1592 text and altered quotation.; DJR-121 — Daniel: Daniel, Delia and The Complaint of Rosamond (1592).; work/audit-017/sources.json — daniel: Samuel Daniel, Delia with The Complaint of Rosamond 1592; work/audit-039/sources.json — 120-Daniel: Daniel, The Complaint of Rosamond; work/audit-039/sources.json — 121-Daniel: Daniel, Delia and The Complaint of Rosamond (1592)..

BIB-1431

Spenser, The Faerie Queene 4.2.17–18; Blandamour and Paridell. Spenser, The Faerie Queene 4.2.17–18

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Recorded uses: DJR-131 — Spenser: Spenser, The Faerie Queene 4.2.17–18; Blandamour and Paridell.; work/audit-042/sources.json — 131-Spenser: Spenser, The Faerie Queene 4.2.17–18.

BIB-1432

Spenser, The Faerie Queene 5.8.1; wording compared with Burton. Spenser, The Faerie Queene 5.8.1

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Recorded uses: DJR-118 — spenser: Spenser, The Faerie Queene 5.8.1; wording compared with Burton.; work/audit-038/sources.json — 118-spenser: Spenser, The Faerie Queene 5.8.1.

BIB-1433

Albert the Great, On the Sentences II, distinction 8, article 9, Latin transcription: Gregory quoted on threatening and persuasion; intermediary comparison. Albert the Great, On the Sentences II, distinction 8, article 9, Latin transcription

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Recorded uses: DJR-164 — AlbertSent28: Albert the Great, On the Sentences II, distinction 8, article 9, Latin transcription: Gregory quoted on threatening and persuasion; intermediary comparison.; work/audit-053/sources.json — 164-AlbertSent28: Albert the Great, On the Sentences II, distinction 8, article 9, Latin transcription.

BIB-1434

Lucian, Philopseudes 39, Italian text for comparison of the closing reference to Hecate and other apparitions. Burton’s Latin intermediary remains uncollated.

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Recorded uses: DJR-058 — Lucian: Lucian, Philopseudes 39, Italian text for comparison of the closing reference to Hecate and other apparitions. Burton’s Latin intermediary remains uncollated.; work/audit-018/sources.json — Lucian: Lucian, Philopseudes 39, Italian text for comparison of the closing reference to Hecate and other apparitions. Burton’s Latin intermediary remains uncollated..

BIB-1435

University of Coimbra, presentation of Petri Nonii Salaciensis Opera: identity of Pedro Nunes. University of Coimbra, presentation of Petri Nonii Salaciensis Opera

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Recorded uses: DJR-074 — nunes: University of Coimbra, presentation of Petri Nonii Salaciensis Opera: identity of Pedro Nunes.; work/audit-023/sources.json — nunes: University of Coimbra, presentation of Petri Nonii Salaciensis Opera.

BIB-1436

Flowers of History, trans. C. D. Yonge, vol. 1 (1853), annal 1058, pp. 544–546; Venus and the ring. Flowers of History, traditionally Matthew of Westminster, C. D. Yonge translation (1853), I, pp. 437–440, under 885: vision of Charles, son of Louis; Burton’s folio reference unresolved. Flowers of History, trans. C. D. Yonge, vol. 1 (1853), annal 1058, pp. 544–546 Flowers of History, traditionally Matthew of Westminster, C. D. Yonge translation (1853), I, pp. 437–440, under 885

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Recorded uses: DJR-114 — Florilegus1058: Flowers of History, trans. C. D. Yonge, vol. 1 (1853), annal 1058, pp. 544–546; Venus and the ring.; DJR-156 — Flores885: Flowers of History, traditionally Matthew of Westminster, C. D. Yonge translation (1853), I, pp. 437–440, under 885: vision of Charles, son of Louis; Burton’s folio reference unresolved.; work/audit-037/sources.json — 114-Florilegus1058: Flowers of History, trans. C. D. Yonge, vol. 1 (1853), annal 1058, pp. 544–546; work/audit-051/sources.json — 156-Flores885: Flowers of History, traditionally Matthew of Westminster, C. D. Yonge translation (1853), I, pp. 437–440, under 885.

BIB-1437

Merriam-Webster, Cracknel: crisp biscuit.

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Recorded uses: DJR-034 — Cracknel: Merriam-Webster, Cracknel: crisp biscuit.; work/audit-010/sources.json — Cracknel: Merriam-Webster, Cracknel: crisp biscuit..

BIB-1438

Merriam-Webster, Potato: the older sense sweet potato, with first use recorded in 1565.

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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.