Tombeau d’Empédocle. EmpedWës, a Greek phil

osopher of Sicily, who lived in the fifth century, B.c. In his philosophy he assumed that earth, air, fire and water were the primitive substances or éléments. There is a fable to the efifect that he threw himself into the crater of Mount Etna ; hence ‘ the tomb of Empedocles ’ is a periphrasis for that volcano.

18.— Jusqu’aux faux pas des montures. ‘ Faux pas,' lit,, ‘ faulty steps ^Monture' is used of any animais for riding. Render, ‘even to the stumbles of their nags.’

2.8.— Lui consacrer un chapitre. 'Consacrer' generally means ‘ to consecrate, ’ but here = dévouer, to de vote. Cf. Il consacre sa vie à l'étude, He devotes his life to study.