, ne liuing wight,
Ne ought saue perill, still as he did pas:
4 Tho when appeared the third _Morrow_ bright,
Vpon the waues to spred her trembling light,
6 An hideous roaring farre away they heard,
That all their senses filled with affright,
8 And streight they saw the raging surges reard
Vp to the skyes, that them of drowning made affeard.

1 Two days now in that sea he sailed has,
2 Nor ever land beheld, nor living wight,

wight > person, creature

3 Nor aught save peril, still as he did pass:

still > continually

4 Tho when appeared the third morrow bright,

Tho > Then
bright > bright; beautiful

5 Upon the waves to spread its trembling light,
6 A hideous roaring far away they heard,

hideous > terrific; odious

7 That all their senses filled with affright,

affright > terror

8 And straight they saw the raging surges reared

straight > straightway

9 Up to the skies: that them of drowning made afeard.

afeard > frightened

212.3

Said then the Boteman, Palmer stere aright,
2 And keepe an euen course; for yonder way
We needes must passe (God do vs well acquight,)
4 That is the _Gulfe of Greedinesse_, they say,
That deepe engorgeth all this worldes pray:
6 Which hauing swallowd vp excessiuely,
He soone in vomit vp againe doth lay,
8 And belcheth forth his superfluity,
That all the seas for feare do seeme away to fly.

1 Said then the boatman, "Palmer, steer aright,

aright > straight; correctly

2 And keep an even course; for yonder way
3 We needs must pass (God do us well acquit):

needs > of necessity
do us well acquit > [make us acquit ourselves well; do us well
deliver]

4 That is the Gulf of Greediness, they say,

Gulf > {Abyss; whirlpool; yawning chasm}

5 That deep engorges all this world's prey;

engorges > devours

6 Which, having swallowed up excessively,

excessively > excessively; greedily, intemperately

7 It soon in vomit up again does lay,

lay > deposit

8 And belches forth its superfluity,

belches > spews

9 That all the seas for fear do seem away to fly.

That > [So that]
fly > flee

212.4

On th'other side an hideous Rocke is pight,
2 Of mightie _Magnes_ stone, whose craggie clift
Depending from on high, dreadfull to sight,
4 Ouer the waues his rugged armes doth lift,
And threatneth downe to throw his ragged rift