When love inflames their hearts, and the woods
Resound with their savage roars.350
The monsters of the raging deep,
And those great beasts, the elephants,
Feel the sway of love; since nature's power
Claims everything, and nothing spares.
Hate perishes when love commands,
And ancient feuds yield to his touch.355
Why need I more his sway approve,
When even stepdames yield to love?