One was never married, and that's his hell; another is, and that's his plague.

The Anatomy of Melancholy

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Burton, Robert. The Anatomy of Melancholy. Oxford: Henry Cripps, 1621, pt. 1.

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Burton, Robert. The Anatomy of Melancholy, edited by Holbrook Jackson. New York Review Books, 2001, pt. 1.

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A quote by Robert Burton about marriage: “One was never married, and that's his hell; another is, and that's his plague.”

A quote by Robert Burton about marriage: “One was never married, and that's his hell; another is, and that's his plague.”

A quote by Robert Burton about marriage: “One was never married, and that's his hell; another is, and that's his plague.”