Note 32 — CANTO V. MAGIC SPELLS IN UTGARD.
William Edward Frye translation
Let no one be astonished, that the car of the goddess of love should be drawn by cats. Cats are the most ardent and persevering of lovers. The celebrated Spanish poet Lope de Vega has said of them,
Los gatos en efeto Son del amor el indice perfeto.
and in another place,
Que cosa puede haber con que se iguale La paciencia de un gato enamorado?