Note 70 — XL. URINOSCOPY, OR DIAGNOSIS BY URINE.
Reading edition
Eloise seems here to allude to the well-known Greek inscription on an ancient marble, still to be seen in the Medicean gardens: “θεμῶρ εὐχρὶ θέλες εὐπὶς.” Above it is an elegant figure in alto-relievo, supposed to be the representation of the melting Niobe,—Eloise, en déshabillé.