Anatomy of Melancholy, 189: Pt. I, Sec. 2, Mem. I, Subs. 2: A Digression of the Nature of Spirits, Bad Angels, or Devils, and how they cause Melancholy

A of M 189

Yup, I am still hung up on the devils section:

And yet for all this Thomas, Albertus, and most, hold that there be far more angels than devils.

I was at a party recently where everyone knew each other very well, and I knew only two people and not very well. Also I was grumpy. It felt a lot like this picture.

This post is part of a long, tedious, and very illustrated read-along of Robert Burton’s The Anatomy of Melancholy. More info here and follow along on Facebook here. Illustrations posted via devon_isadevon on Instagram.

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