Dr Johnson observed of this morte that "it was the only book that ever took him out of bed hive hours somer than he wished to rise " 1. 462.

It

prit published in 4.

at Oxford in 1621 by st. Cripps

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1624. Folio.
1628 Folio.
1632 ́§m.folio.

1638 Jolis

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1651

1660; folio
1676 folio.

1800.8th 2 vols.

To this was first prefixed account of the author Robert Burton Its revived popularity, after long neglect, is said to have been due to Dr. Johnson's praise of it J.EN.

"The most amusing and instructive medley of quotations
and classical anecdotes ever perused. If the reader has
patience to go through his volumes, he will be more im-
proved for literary conversation than by the perusal of any
twenty other works with which I am acquainted."
--LORD BYRON.

97 Burton (R.) THE ANATOMY OF MELAN-
CHOLY, printed on fine quality paper, 3 vols,
8vo, half roxburgh, LIBRARY EDITION 138 6d
(pub 17 58)
J. C. Nimmo, 1893
Lord Byron declares "Burton's Anatomy of Melan-
choly" is the most amusing and instructive medley of
quotations and classical anecdotes he ever perused.

is a valuable work.

work. It is perhap overloaded with quotation; but there is great spirit and great power in what he says when he writes from his own mind.

Dohnson 11.189

THE

ANATOMY

OF

MELANCHOLY,

WHAT IT IS, WITH ALL THE

KINDS, CAUSES, SYMPTOMES, PROGNOSTICS,

AND

SEVERAL CURES OF IT.

In Three Partitions.

WITH THEIR SEVERAL

SECTIONS, MEMBERS, AND SUBSECTIONS, Philosophically, Medicinally, Historically opened and cut up.

BY

DEMOCRITUS JUNIOR.

WITH

A SATYRICALL PREFACE CONDUCING TO THE FOLLOWING DISCOURSE.

The Ninth Edition, corrected;

To which is now first prefixed,

AN ACCOUNT OF THE AUTHOR.

Omne tulit punctum, qui miscuit utile dulci.

VOL. I.

LONDON:

PRINTED BY J. CUNDEE, IVY-LANE,

FOR VERNOR AND HOOD; J. CUTHELL; J.SEWELL; J. WALKER;
LACKINGTON, ALLEN, AND CO, OTRIDGE AND SON;
AND OGILVY AND SON.

1800.

HONORATISSIMO DOMINO,

NON MINVS VIRTVTE SVA,

QUAM GENERIS

SPLENDORE,

ILLVSTRISSIMO,

GEORGIO BERKLEIO

MILITI DE BALNEO,

BARONI DE BERKLEY,

MOUBREY, SEGRAVE,

D. DE BRUSE,

DOMINO SVO

Multis Nominibus Observando,

HANC SUAM

MELANCHOLIE

ANATOMEN,

JAM SEXTO

REVISAM,

D. D.

DEMOCRITUS Junior.