For ignorance is the mother of devotion, as all the world k… - Robert Burton

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For ignorance is the mother of devotion, as all the world knows, and these times can amply witness.

Robert Burton

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Robert Burton (8 February 1577 – 25 January 1640) was an English writer and scholar at Oxford University (at Christ Church), known chiefly for writing The Anatomy of Melancholy.

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Pen Names: Democritus junior

Alternative Names: Democritus Junior

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