FOOTNOTES:
[19] Jean=John: Jacques=James.
NATURE
Dialogue between the Philosopher and Nature
THE PHILOSOPHER:
Who are you, Nature? I live in you; for fifty years have I been seeking you, and I have not found you yet.
NATURE:
The ancient Egyptians, who lived, it is said, some twelve hundred years, made me the same reproach. They called me Isis; they put a great veil on my head, and they said that nobody could lift it.