Note 300 — Chapter I · REMARKABLE AUTHORS OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY
Arthur Edward Waite translation
It will be observed and appreciated at its proper value that Éliphas Lévi does not attempt to elucidate the Chinese puzzle of which he claims to possess the key, and the explanation is that if he had known his subject critically he would not have attempted to create Zoharic analogies which in the nature of things are non-existent.