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- # No. X.
## Overview
This section, titled "No. X.", is part of a larger collection of facsimile editions of Shakespeare's poems. It specifically details a 1602 edition of "Venus and Adonis" held in the Bodleian Library. The section was extracted from a text file named `pdf-01KG6Q7Q25RHMFT3SJXPV18VFF.txt` and is part of the "PDF Workflow Main Test 2026-01-30T00:26:53" collection.
## Context
This section provides specific information about a particular copy of "Venus and Adonis." It notes that the Bodleian Library's 1602 copy (cataloged as 8°. M 9, Art B S) bears the autograph signature of Robert Burton. The book was bequeathed to the library in 1640 as per Burton's will, which stipulated that any books the University Library did not possess should be given to them. This copy is identified as the first edition of the poem to enter the Bodleian's collection. The text also references Burton's familiarity with the poem, citing a quotation in his "Anatomy of Melancholy" (1621). The copy is bound with other tracts, with "Venus and Adonis" appearing second in the volume. Some leaves are uncut, and the dimensions are noted as $ \\frac{9}{16}'' \\times \\frac{3}{8}'' $. This section is preceded by the "British Museum copy, 1602." and followed by "No. XI.".
## Contents
This section contains descriptive text about a specific edition of "Venus and Adonis." It includes details about its provenance, the identity of a previous owner (Robert Burton), its acquisition by the Bodleian Library, and its physical characteristics. It also references other related works and historical context.
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- SIXTH EDITION, 1602. No. X. Bodleian copy, 1602.
Prisoners—and therefore To bid the wind a Base, is by using the Language of yt sport To take the wind Prisoner.³
The Bodleian copy of 1602 (8°. M 9, Art B S) bears the autograph signature of Robert Burton. It has been in the Library since 1640, when it was forwarded in conformity with the clause of Burton’s will: ‘If I have any books the University Library hath not, let them take them.’¹ This copy was the first edition of the poem to pass the portals of the Bodleian Library. That Burton was well acquainted with *Venus and Adonis* is clear from a mnemonic quotation of four lines in his *Anatomy of Melancholy* (1621).² Burton’s copy is now bound up with five other tracts, only one of which was his property. The *Venus* comes second in the volume. Some of the leaves are uncut.³ The measurements are $ \frac{9}{16}'' \times \frac{3}{8}'' $.
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- No. X.