VENDETTA

of kin executing vengeance on the murderer of a relative. In Corsica, it is considered a duty, and when the murderer is not forthcoming, his relatives are even made to suffer. The practice also exists in Sicily, Sardinia, and Calabria, as well as among the Druses, Circa ians, Arabs, etc. Louis XIV., was born in 1654, and in 1702 commanded the French army in the War of the Spanish Succe ion. Having distinguished himself in Italy, Tyrol, and Belgium, the Duke of Burgundy was placed over him, and their disagreement caused the defeat of the French at Oudenarde (1708). He died in 1712. the wealth and power of the Venet...;s by giving employment to their shipping. In 1204 the Doge Enrico Dandolo conauered Constantinople and at the Division of the Byzantine Empire, Venice; received much territory, but they lost mainland po e ions soon after. In 1405 their General, Mala test a, won Verona, Padua, etc., and the Venetian fleet defeated the Turkish fleet, subjugating all the towns on the Dalmatian Coast in 1421. At the close of the 15th century Venice was the centre of the commerce of Europe but its power was gradually superseded by that of the; Portuguese. idea that the sounds proceeded from the abdomen, —the whereas they are formed by the ordinary vocal organs sists in drawing a long breath ana then slowly and gradually breathing it out, dexterously modifying and diminishing the sound of the voice, moving the lips as little as po ible, and by various contrivances diverting the attention of the audience. Therefore practice alone is nece ary to carry the art of illusion to perfection. Greeks. In the'Tliad" she is described as the daughter of Zeus (Jupiter) and Dione, but Hesiod represents her as the offspring of Ur5nus, bom amidst the foam of the sea. She received the apple from Paris, as being the most beautiful godde , The myrtle, rose, poppy, apple, and other fruits the dove, sparrow, swan, swallow, ram, hare, and; tortoise were sacred to her. The Venus de Medici (supposed to be a copy of a statue of her by Praxiteles) was the most celebrated statue of her in ancient times, and later, the one by Canova.