Volume 2

The anatomy of melancholy : what it is, with all the kinds, causes, symptomes, prgnostics, 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.

  • Burton, Robert, 1577-1640.
Date:
1813
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Credit: The anatomy of melancholy : what it is, with all the kinds, causes, symptomes, prgnostics, 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. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Romulus, Alexander (by Olympia's confession), Themistocles, Jugurtha, king Arthur, William the Conqueror, Homer, De- mosthenes, P. Lumbard, P. Comestor, Bartholus, Adrian the fourth pope, &c. bastards; and almost in every kingdom, the most ancient families have bin at first princes bastards j their worthiest captains, best wits, greatest scholars, bravest spirits in all our annals, have been base. »Cardan, in his Subtilities, gives a reason why they are most part better able then others in body and mind, and so, per consequens, more fortunate. Cas- truccius Castrucanus, a poor cliilde, found in the fielde exposed to misery, became prince of Luke and Senes in Italy, a most compleat souldier and worthy captain; Machiavel compares him to Scipio or Alexander. And 'tis a wondeifull thing (^saith he) to Mm that shall consider of it, that all those, or the greatest part of them, that have done the bravest exploits here upon, earth, and excelled the rest of the nobles of their time, have been still born in some abject, obscure place, or of base and ob- scure abject parents. A most memorable observation, «=Scaliger accorapts it, et non prtetereundiim, maximorum viroriim pleros- que patres ignoratos, matres impiidicas fuisse. I could recite a great catalogue of them: every kingdome, every province will yeeld mnumerable examples: and why then should base- nes of birth be objected to any man ? who thinks worse of jluliytor being Arpmas, an upstart? or Agathocles, that Sici- lian king, for being a potters son ? Iphicrates and Marius were meanly born What wise man thinks better of any person Tor his nobility? as he said in -^Machiavel, omnes eodem patre nati, Adams sons, conceived all and born in sin, &c. JVe are by nature all as one, all alike, if you see us naked; let us ivear theirs, and they our clothes, and what's the diference'^ To speak truth, as =Bale did of P. Schalichius, / more esteem thv worth learmng, honesty, then thy nobility'; honour thee mZ tha thou art ^ ^^^^^^ of diviZy, then earl of tZ vmces, ^c. Thou art more Jortunate and great (so ^ Jovius cral^r ^^^^^ 'S'-^- °b a.oHs vehementia™. .mini, quis rem considerare velit, on„,es 00 'iVr' videri debet, si orbe re. pr=.sta.Miore, agsressi sunt/atle iruer ''.'^'',1' ^oc terraru.u autobscuro aut abjeclo loco editos, e nm r , f • exceliuenint, «o catalogum infi.itun, recenscre po's^e j ^'T. kie/'tis parcn.ibus. Eoru.n I'ist. 1. 3. Quod .i nudos nos co .s.-ici cont!„..ar or. ^ i' ' nam, si ipsi nostras, nos eorum vcstes \ndZT:o°7r' l^ aicam, quod simpliciter scnliam, Paulum Srl,M; l, '' • , ' nierito orbem discipiinarum omnibus provinciis a.uefL ft^ Encydoptcd.am tuan,, et iiltimam script. Brit. j' ^■''leus, epist. imncujiat. ad 5 cent. quam aut iletru.ci imperii forluna, aut numerora et Z'Jl^' YTv' ''^ 'J'' evadis. ^ ' umerosJ et decori probs felicitate beatior VOL. If.