380. Psiche-fanciulla: this is considered one of the finest of Canova's works, and represents Psyche as a young girl with a butterfly. It is in the gallery at Possagno. 385. Pietà a statue of the Virgin Mary with the dead Christ in her arms in the church at Possagno. 405. Malamocco: an island near Venice, with a small town of the same name on it. 406. Alciphron: a Grecian philosopher who lived in the time of Alexander the Great. He wrote some epistles which give a curious view of Greek manners. "Hair like sea-moss" is evidently a quotation from him. 411. Lire the lira is an Italian coin equal to about twenty cents. 413. Tydeus: a son of neus, king of Calydon, and one of the heroes of the Theban war. See schylus, "Seven against Thebes," 391 (Plumptre's translation). — Academy of Fine Arts in Venice. 417. Fenice: Phenix, a leading theatre in Venice. 439. Hannibal Scratchy: a burlesque spelling of Annibale Caracci, the famous Italian painter. II. Noon. 26. Psyche: the daughter of a king, and so beautiful that Venus hated her, and when Cupid fell in love with her, persecuted her. The lovers were finally united, and Psyche became immortal. Bessarion's of the sixth His poem on 39. Minion: a favorite. Coluthus scribe: Coluthus was a Greek epic poet century, a native of Lycopolis in Egypt. the Rape of Helen was discovered by Bessarion, a learned Greek cardinal of the fifteenth century, and Jules evidently has an illuminated copy of this made by Bessarion's scribe. 40. Bistre: dark brown paint made from the soot of wood. 46. He said, and on Antinous directed: see Bryant, "Odyssey of Homer," xxii. 10. Antinous was the first of Penelope's suitors to meet his fate. 50. Almaign Kaiser: German Emperor. 54. Hippolyta: Queen of the Amazons. 59. Thunder-free: a crown of laurel or bay was anciently supposed to be a protection against lightning. 61. Hipparchus: son of Pisistratus and tyrant of Athens. He was slain by Harmodius and Aristogeiton, B. C. 514. Their deed formed a favorite subject of drinking-songs, of which the most famous and popular is preserved in full by Athenæus. It begins thus (Denman's translation) : "I'll wreathe my sword in myrtle-bough, The daggers with which the tyrant was killed were concealed in the myrtle-branches borne by the assassins at the festival of the Panathenæa. All these ideas are brought out in the group of statuary as Jules describes it to Phene. 75. Parsley crowns: the leaves of a species of parsley (Apium graveolens, our celery), much used by the ancients in garlands on account of their strong fragrance, especially in drinking-bouts. 92. Dryad: a wood nymph. 258. Kate the Queen: Caterina Cornaro, born in Venice about 1454, was the daughter of Marco Cornaro, a wealthy and noble citizen. She married James Lusignan, King of Cyprus, after having been adopted by the Venetian Senate as a daughter of the republic. After the King's death she became Queen of Cyprus, but her reign was much troubled by other claimants to the throne. Venice, at first giving her its protection, finally forced her to abdicate, and took possession of Cyprus. Her abdication was attended with great ceremony; and everywhere, on her journey from Cyprus to Venice, she was received with acclamation. Upon her arrival at Venice, the Doge and Senate received her with great honor, and assigned her, for a dwelling, the Château-fort of Asolo, in the province of Trévise, At Asolo, Caterina formed a little court, "wielded her little sceptre for her people's good, and won their love by gentleness and grace." Died in Venice, 1510. See H. F. Brown, "Venetian Studies." 270. Jesses: straps of leather or silk, fitted round the legs of a hawk, to which the line held in the falconer's hand is attached. 306. Ancona: a town on the east coast of Italy. 328. Bluphocks: Browning added a foot-note to this character which we print here. "He maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust." It seems to be a suggestion to the reader that he must judge this evil being as leniently as he can. The name is said to stand for "Blue Fox," and is a skit at the Edinburgh Review, which is bound in a cover of blue and fox. 330. Intendant: the superintendent who has charge of the estates just inherited by the bishop. 336. Grig: a cricket. 338. Armenian: the Armenian Church is a split from the Roman Catholic, and has its own pope. 339. Koenigsberg: a city in the eastern part of Prussia. 340. Prussia Improper: Prussia Proper was the name given to the arm of land bounded on the north by the Baltic and on the south by Poland, to distinguish it from the other provinces of the kingdom. 342. Chaldee: parts of the books of Daniel and Ezra were written in Chaldee, a Semitic dialect. It 349. Syriac: from the third to the eighth century, Syriac was the common language of Western Asia. now only exists as an ecclesiastical language in the Syrian churches. Vowels: it has five vowels, represented by the Greek vowels inverted. 350. Celarent, Darii, Ferio: these words are in the first of five lines used mnemonically by logicians to designate the nineteen valid forms of the syllogism. 354. Posy a contraction of "poesy," a : rhyme. motto or 356. How to Jonah, etc.: it was to Tarshish, not to Nineveh, that Jonah was to go. Jonah i. 357. How the angel, etc.: Numbers xxii. 22 fol. 363. Bishop Beveridge: Calvinist divine and author (1626-1707). 365. Charon's wherry: the shades of the dead were carried by Charon, son of Erebus, in his boat across the river Styx in the lower world. The ferry was paid with an obolus (a small Athenian coin) placed in the mouth of the corpse before burial. 367. Hecate's supper: Hecate was the name of Diana in the under world. She was a goddess of terrible aspect, and much feared, but was thought to be propitiated by frequent gifts of food put at the cross-roads. 370. Zwanzigers: an Austrian silver coin worth about fifteen cents. 379. Prince Metternich: a distinguished Austrian statesman, who was especially disliked by the Italian patriots (1773-1859). 387. Panurge consults Hertrippa: Panurge is one of the important characters in Rabelais' romance of Gargantua and Pantagruel. He consults Hertrippa, philosopher, magician, and physician, in regard to his marriage. 388. King Agrippa: Acts xxvi. 27. 407. Deposed: an obsolete form of " deposited." 408. Visa: an endorsement made by the police upon a passport after they have examined it and found it correct. 412. Carbonari: a secret organization which was working to liberate Italy from Austria's grasp. 414. Spielberg: originally the citadel of Brunn in Moravia, afterwards turned into a terrible Austrian prison. II. Evening. 6. Lucius Junius: Lucius Junius Brutus, leader of the revolt which drove the Tarquins out and established the Roman republic (509 B. c.). 14. Old Franz: Francis I., Emperor of Austria. 19. Pellicos: Silvio Pellico, an Italian patriot, and a member of the secret society of the Carbonari. He was arrested and imprisoned for eleven years, first in Santa Margherita in Milan, then in I Piombi, at Venice, and finally in the Spielberg. 99. Coppice: a copse or wood of small growth. 122. Andrea ... Pier, Gualtier: these were all former conspirators against the Austrian yoke. 135. How first the Austrians got these provinces: the Austrian armies gained possession of the greater part of Northern Italy in the summer of 1813. Concession after concession was made by the Congress of Vienna, until by 1815 the provinces all fell under the control of Austria. 148. "I am the bright and morning-star": Revelation xxii. 16. 150. The gift of the morning-star: Revelation ii. 28. 163. The Titian at Treviso: in the Annunziata chapel of the cathedral at Treviso is an altar-piece by Titian. 209. Python: the dragon which guarded the oracle of Delphi. He lived in the caves of Mt. Parnassus, but was slain by Apollo. Since used of any dragon, and as a symbol of evil. 236. Fig-peckers: a species of bird, so-called because it lives upon figs. 237. Lampreys: eel-like fish, at one time considered great delicacies, and still eaten in Europe. - Breganze-wine: made at Breganza, a village twelve miles north of Vicenza. 251. Deuzans: a variety of apple. — Junetings: an early apple. Leather-coats: an apple with a tough skin. The golden russet is so called. 293. Ortolans: a singing bird about the size of the lark, found in Europe, and regarded as a great delicacy. See Prologue to "Ferishtah's Fancies." 295. Polenta: a kind of Italian pudding made of cornmeal. IV. Night. 4. Benedicto benedicatur: a form of blessing. 9. Messina: a large seaport town of Sicily. 10. Assumption Day: a celebration is held on the fif teenth of August in honor of the miraculous ascent of the |