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Men were only made into "men" with great difficulty even in primitive society: the male is not naturally "a man" any more than the woman. He has to be propped up into that position with some ingenuity, and is always likely to collapse.
Robert Burton
Born: February 8, 1577
Died: January 25, 1640 (aged 62)
Bio: Robert Burton was an English scholar at Oxford University, best known for the classic The Anatomy of Melancholy. He was also the incumbent of St Thomas the Martyr, Oxford, and of Seagrave in Leicestershire.
Known for:
- The Anatomy of Melancholy (1621)
- The Essential Anatomy of Melancholy
- Some Anatomies of Melancholy
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