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66. 4. Ariane : Ariadne, w ho gajrt t<> Theseua the due of thread by means of which ho fourni hin way out of tlie lahyrinth. 5. Thésée: Tkcsem% the greet legeudary hero of Att

to emulato Hercules, he wmt by land Mil sea displ .hia prowesa by destroying the robbcra and moDstera that infestai the country, amongat others the Minotaur in the labyrinth of Crète.

Hercule: llarules, tho mythical t Greece,

famous for his twelve labours. 9g to H orner, he

was the son of Zens (Jupiter) by Alcmene. 8. se donner : hère to give one's self the treat of. 11. l'aveugle d'Albion is, of course, no other than M il ton. 18. l'Éternel : hère the Almighty.

15. parvis, the open space or enclosure in front of the portais of a temple ; 'parvis céleste, ' paradise(mt h which ' pai i coguate).

29. avoir beau, followed by an infinit., is beat turned by il is vain that . . 57. 1. perdre : hère to xoorlc the ruin (perdition) of . .

un vrai démocrate : this, it must be rememtared, was written during the Reign of Terror (1794). X. de Alaistre, influenced by bis brother Joseph de Miiistre, the éloquent champion of absolutism, both civil and religions, to forget that Milton (the 'sublime aveugle') was a democrat too, but, of course, not one of 'ceux de Paris.' 3. prévention : hère prepossession, lias.

7. battant, leaf of a folding-door ; 'porte à deux battants,'

folding-doors ; 's'ouvrirent à deux battants, ' flew icide open (yaunîcd). Strictly, however, this description applies to the 'Gates of Erebus,' and not to the wings of Satan : —

The gâtes wide open stood That with extended wings a bannered host,

1er spread ensigna, marching might pas» through, With horse and chariots rankt in loose array.

Paradise Jjost, ii. 883-887.