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NOTES:-- Page Burton's "Anatomy of Melancholy," by Dr. E. F. Rimbault 191 "[Greek: Aion]," its Derivation 192 William Lyons, Bishop of Cork, Cloyne, and Ross 192 Curious Marriage Agreement 193 Ancient American Languages, by K. R. H. Mackenzie 194 Conduitt and Newton, by Bolton Corney 195
MINOR NOTES:--The Music in Middleton's Tragi-Comedy of the "Witch"--Mr. Macaulay and Sir Archibald Alison in error--"Paid down upon the nail"--Corpulence a Crime--Curious Tender--The Year 1854--A Significant Hint 196
QUERIES:-- Literary Queries, by the Rev. R. Bingham 197
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Notes.
BURTON'S "ANATOMY OF MELANCHOLY."
In this age of "new editions," it is a wonder that no one has favoured the public with a reprint, with notes _variorum_, of this celebrated English classic.
Dr. Dibdin, in a note to his edition of More's _Utopia_, vol. ii. p. 97., says:
"Whoever will be at the trouble of consulting Part II, sect. IV. memb.. i. subsect. 4. of the last folio edition of Burton [1676], will see how it varies from the first folio of 1624; and will, in consequence, regret the omission of the notice of these variations in the octavo editions of Burton recently published."
The octavo editions here referred to are those of 1800 and 1806; the latter, I believe, edited by Edward Du Bois. The folio of 1676 is, in all probability, an exact reprint of that of 1651, which certainly differs considerably from those of an earlier date. Henry Cripps, the publisher of the edition of 1651, has the following notice:
"_To the Reader._
Be pleased to know (courteous Reader) that since the last impression of this Book, the ingenuous author of it is deceased, leaving a copy of it exactly corrected, with several considerable additions by his own hand. This copy he committed to my care and custody, with directions to have those additions inserted in the next edition; which, in order to his command and the publicke good, is faithfully performed in this last impression.
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Modern writers have been deeply indebted to old Robert Burton; but he, in his turn, was equally indebted to earlier writers. Dr. Dibdin remarks:
"I suspect that Burton, the author of the _Anatomy of Melancholy_, was intimately acquainted with Boiastuan's book as translated by Alday; for there are passages in Burton's 'Love Melancholy' (the most extraordinary and amusing part of his work), which bear a very strong resemblance to many in the 'Gests and Countenances ridiculous of Lovers,' at p. 195 of Boiastuan's _Theatre, or Rule of the World_."
The title of the curious book mentioned in this extract is--
"Theatrum Mundi. Theatre, or Rule of the World: Wherein may bee seene the running Race and Course of everie Mannes Lyfe, as touching Miserie and Felicitie: whereunto is added a learned Worke of the excellencie of Man. Written in French by Peter Boiastuan. Translated by John Alday. Printed by Thomas East, for John Wright, 8vo. 1582."
But Burton was more indebted to another work, very similar in title and matter to his own; I mean Dr. Bright's curious little volume, of which I transcribe the title-page in full:
"A Treatise of Melancholy: contayning the Causes thereof, and reasons of the strange Effects it worketh in our Minds and Bodies; with the Phisicke Cure, and Spirituall Consolation for such as have thereto adjoyned afflicted Conscience. The difference betwixt it and Melancholy, with diverse philosophical Discourses touching Actions, and Affections of Soule, Spirit, and Body: the Particulars whereof are to be seene before the Booke. By T. Bright, Doctor of Phisicke. Imprinted at London by John Windet, sm. 8vo. 1586."
It has been remarked that Burton does not acknowledge his obligations to Bright. This, however, is not strictly true, as the former acknowledges _several quotations_ in the course of his work. It would certainly be desirable, in the event of a new edition of the _Anatomy_, that a comparison of the two books should be made. As a beginning towards this end, I subjoin a table of the contents of Bright's _Treatise_, with a notice of some similar passages in Burton's _Anatomy_, arranged in parallel columns.
I may just add, that Bright's _Treatise_ consists of 276 pages, exclusive of a dedication "To the Right Worshipful M. Peter Osborne," &c. (dated from "Little S. Bartlemews by Smithfield, the 13 of May, 1586"); and an address "To his Melancholick Friend M."
All that is known of his biography has been collected by the Rev. Joseph Hunter, and communicated to the last edition of Wood's _Athenae Oxonienses_, vol. ii. p. 174. _note_.