Their conjugal affection still is tied, And still the mournful race is multiplied. The raging Aeolus at length is kind, Calms every storm, and hushes every wind; Prepares his empire for his daughter’s ease, And for his hatching nephews smoothes the seas.
Aesacus, a prince of Troy, becomes enamoured of Hesperia, whom he pursues into the woods, where the maiden is killed by the venom of a snake—Her lover in despair throws himself into the sea, and is changed into a cormorant.