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Robert Burton


Born
in Lindley, The United Kingdom
January 19, 1577

Died
January 25, 1640


Robert Burton was an English scholar, born in 1577. Entered Brasenose College, Oxford, 1593. Student of Christ Church, 1599; B.D., 1614 and Vicar of St. Thomas's, Oxford, 1616, and rector of Seagrave from 1630 until his death in 1640. Best known for writing The Anatomy of Melancholy. ...more

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The Anatomy of Melancholy
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Melankolinin Anatomisi: 1. ...
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Some Anatomies of Melancholy
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The Essential Anatomy of Me...
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Η ανατομία της μελαγχολίας ...
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on melancholy
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Robert Burton's Philosophaster
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Una República Poética
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Melankolinin Anatomisi: 1. ... Melankolinin Anatomisi: 2. ...
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“[T]hou canst not think worse of me than I do of myself.”
― Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy
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“He that increaseth wisdom, increaseth sorrow.”
― Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy
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“What cannot be cured must be endured.”
― Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy
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