hymeneal

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They completed their walk to the house of the hymeneal merrymaking in a bitter silence, both very miserable.

From True and Other Stories by Lathrop, George Parsons

These were commingled with those of an accomplished daughter of Alderman Bedford of Philadelphia and were consolidated in one at the hymeneal altar before he left the city of brotherly love.

From Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution by Judson, L. Carroll

"To lead his fianc�e, a B�rgerm�dchen there, to the hymeneal altar," concluded Hermann, not the least disturbed.

From Herman A Novel by Werner, E.

She listened to the hymeneal god, who, attended by nymphs, stepped forward and, to the accompaniment of sweet music, sang a wedding-song specially composed for the occasion.

From Henrietta Maria by Haynes, Henrietta

Between the pretensions of one man, the reluctance of another, and the hymeneal occupation of the leader the matter hobbled on very slowly.

From The Greville Memoirs A Journal of the Reigns of King George IV and King William IV, Vol. III by Greville, Charles