Hymen (pron. i-mèn and cf. amen, p

Hyménée. Both terms are derived from Hymenaeus, in Greek mythology the god of marriage, whom they equally designate. Metaphorically and poetically both terms are likewise nsed to designate marriage itself , although the first of the two is more common in this usage. In the text the distinction would seem to be that Hymen represents this secondary sensé,— marriage, ^vhile Hyménée serves as a direct invocation to the god himself . Both are perhaps suggested also by the refrain of the Roman songs Hymen Hymenaee, which under its French fonn as given in the text may occur in modem marriage songs as well.

15. Là. Near by, on hand : thus used with être when the sensé is rather neamess (ici) than remoteness ; as, un malheur n^arrive:i*a pas pendant que nous sommes là (i. e., présent, '*at the helm").