A mere madness, to live like a wretch and die rich.

A mere madness, to live like a wretch and die rich.

Robert Burton

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What turned up: Anatomy of Melancholy. Part i. Sect. 2, Memb. 3, Subsect. 12.; Bartlett, Familiar Quotations, ninth edition, Robert Burton entry; Anatomy of Melancholy. Part i. Sect. 2, Memb. 3, Subsect. 12.; Wording and named work checked in Bartlett’s published reference; literary quotations are excerpts. Source
Work: Anatomy of Melancholy. Part i. Sect. 2, Memb. 3, Subsect. 12.
Sources checked: gutenberg.orgChecked using manual, 17 October 2026Anatomy of Melancholy. Part i. Sect. 2, Memb. 3, Subsect. 12.; Bartlett, Familiar Quotations, ninth edition, Robert Burton entry; Anatomy of Melancholy. Part i. Sect. 2, Memb. 3, Subsect. 12.; Wording and named work checked in Bartlett’s published reference; literary quotations are excerpts. Source

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