Nor deems he likely, that six cavaliers, The wide world's flower, on Alpine rock should vye, In that equestrian fight, with levelled spears.
To whose objection thus I make reply:
Erewhile a place, well fit for such careers, Stretched at the bottom of the hills did lie;
But afterwards, o'erthrown by earthquake's shock, A cliff o'erspread the plain with broken rock.