[Footnote 16: "Die Natürliche Tochter" (the Natural
Daughter).—Trans.]
[Footnote 17: Vide p. 185, where a remark is made on the word nature, as applied to a person.—Trans.]
[Footnote 18: These plays were intended to be in the Shakesperian style, and Goethe means that by writing them he freed himself from Shakespeare, just as by writing Werther he freed himself from thoughts of suicide.—Trans.]
[Footnote 19: This doubtless refers to the Heath country in which
Eckermann was born.—Trans.]
[Footnote 20: This poem is simply entitled "Ballade," and begins
"Herein, O du Guter! du Alter herein!"—Trans.]
[Footnote 21: A It must be borne in mind that this was said before the appearance of "Robert le Diable," which was first produced in Paris, in November, 1831.—Trans.]
[Footnote 22: B That is, the second act of the second part of "Faust," which was not published entire till after Goethe's death.—Trans.]
[Footnote 23: In the original book this conversation follows immediately the one of December 21, 1831, and with the remainder of the book is prefaced thus:—"The following I noted down shortly afterwards (that is, after they took place) from memory."—Trans.]
[Footnote 24: A distinguished die-cutter in Rome.]
[Footnote 25: Giovanni Hamerani was papal die-cutter from 1675 to 1705.]