‘Upon that lofty place at Plimmouth call’d the Hoe,

‘Those mighty wrestlers met;[70] with many an ireful look

‘Who threatned, as the one hold of the other took:

‘But, grappled, glowing fire shines in their sparkling eyes,

‘And, whilst at length of arm one from the other lies,

‘Their lusty sinews swell like cables, as they strive:

‘Their feet such trampling make, as tho’ they forc’d to drive

‘A thunder out of earth, which stagger’d with the weight:

‘Thus, either’s utmost force urg’d to the greatest height,

‘Whilst one upon his hip the other seeks to lift,