. Historical portraits ... the lives of Fletcher .. . WILLIAM JUXON, ARCHBISHOP From the portrait at Lambeth PalacePainter imknown INIGO JONES From the portrait, copied probably by Henry Stone from an original by Sir Anthony Van Dyck ill the National Portrait Gallery Face p. 322 ROBERT BURTON 323 divers authors in our Libraries with small profit lor want of art,order, memory, judgement. These words give a just idea of hisquaint and various erudition, but the world certainl}- has notjudged the result to be unprofitable. His learning is tempered bya delicate humour, and, des
. Historical portraits ... the lives of Fletcher .. . WILLIAM JUXON, ARCHBISHOP From the portrait at Lambeth PalacePainter imknown INIGO JONES From the portrait, copied probably by Henry Stone from an original by Sir Anthony Van Dyck ill the National Portrait Gallery Face p. 322 ROBERT BURTON 323 divers authors in our Libraries with small profit lor want of art,order, memory, judgement. These words give a just idea of hisquaint and various erudition, but the world certainl}- has notjudged the result to be unprofitable. His learning is tempered bya delicate humour, and, despite his hermits life, he possessed asiirewd and genial insight into human nature. The first edition ofThe Anatoinv appeared in 1621, and before his death four furthereditions were published, to the great advantage of his printer who issaid to have made his fortune. Burton died at Christ Church andwas buried in the Cathedral, rumour maliciously asserting that hehanged himself in order that his death might coincide with his ownastrological forecast. Such an
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