E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Storms.
The inhabitants of Comacchio, a town in Central Italy, between the two branches of the Po, rejoice in storms because then the fish are driven into their marshes.
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“Whose townsmen loathe the lazy calm’s repose,
And pray that stormy waves may lash the beach.”
Rose’s Orlando Furioso, ii. 41.
Cape of Storms. So Bartholomew Diaz named the south cape of Africa in 1486, but King John II. changed it into the Cape of Good Hope.
