Record Number: 208
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
In the year 1650, as I well remember, I was onenight reading in my bed (as it was my custom then to do, in some book or other) in the Anatomy of Melancholy: and coming to this passage of the author, that I have just now cited, viz of his having Jupiter in the sixth house, which made him a physician,I was really non-plust, and Planet-struck for that bout, and forced to lay aside my book, being unwilling to read what I could not understand. I then endeavoured to go to my rest, but in vain, my active genius was watchful, and constantly solicited me,even in my dreams, to enquire, and discover if I could, what Jupiter in the Sixth house meant. . . .I had then. . . some small acquaintance with the learned Dr. Nicholas Fisk. . .who presently gave me such satisfaction in the Point as I was thencapable of receiving.
Century:1600-1699
Date:Between 1 Jan 1650 and 31 Dec 1650
Country:England
Timeevening
Place:location in dwelling: in bed
Type of Experience(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Male
Date of Birth:1627
Socio-Economic Group:Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder
Occupation:tailor and astrologer
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:England
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:The Anatomy of Melancholy
Genre:Essays / Criticism, Philosophy, Science
Form of Text:Print: Book
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:208
Source:John Gadbury
Editor:n/a
Title:Cardines Coeli
Place of Publication:London
Date of Publication:1684
Vol:n/a
Page:59
Additional Comments:
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Citation:
John Gadbury, Cardines Coeli, (London, 1684), p. 59, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=208, accessed: 22 November 2024
Additional Comments:
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