let him read that story of two palm-trees in
Italy, the male growing at Brundusium, the female at Otranto (related by
Jovianus Pontanus in an excellent poem, sometimes tutor to Alphonsus
junior, King of Naples, his secretary of state, and a great philosopher)
"which were barren, and so continued a long time," till they came to see
one another growing up higher, though many stadiums asunder. Pierius in his
Hieroglyphics, and Melchior Guilandinus, _Mem. 3. tract. de papyro_, cites
this story of Pontanus for a truth. See more in Salmuth _Comment. in
Pancirol. de Nova repert. Tit. 1. de novo orbe_ Mizaldus Arcanorum _lib.
2._ Sand's Voyages, _lib. 2. fol. 103._ &c.

If such fury be in vegetals, what shall we think of sensible creatures, how
much more violent and apparent shall it be in them!

[4662] "Omne adeo genus in terris hominumque ferarum,
Et genus aequoreum, pecudes, pictaeque volucres
In furias ignemque ruunt; amor omnibus idem."

"All kind of creatures in the earth,
And fishes of the sea,
And painted birds do rage alike;
This love bears equal sway."

[4663] "Hic Deus et terras et maria alta domat."

Common experience and our sense will inform us how violently brute beasts
are carried away with this passion, horses above the rest,--_furor est
insignis equarum_. [4664]"Cupid in Lucian bids Venus his mother be of good
cheer, for he was now familiar with lions, and oftentimes did get on their
backs, hold them by the mane, and ride them about like horses, and they
would fawn upon him with their tails." Bulls, bears, and boars are so
furious in this kind they kill one another: but especially cocks, [4665]
lions, and harts, which are so fierce that you may hear them fight half a
mile off, saith [4666]Turberville, and many times kill each other, or
compel them to abandon the rut, that they may remain masters in their
places; "and when one hath driven his co-rival away, he raiseth his nose up
into the air, and looks aloft, as though he gave thanks to nature," which
affords him such great delight. How birds are affected in this kind,
appears out of Aristotle, he will have them to sing _ob futuram venerem_
for joy or in hope of their venery which is to come.

[4667] "Aeeriae primum volucres te Diva tuumque
significant initum, perculsae corda tua vi."

"Fishes pine away for love and wax lean," if [4668]Gomesius's authority may
be taken, and are rampant too, som