of their rare melody.

rare > unusual, strange

212.34

But him +the+ Palmer from that vanity,
2 With temperate aduice discounselled,
That they it past, and shortly gan descry
4 The land, to which their course they leueled;
When suddeinly a grosse fog ouer spred
6 With his dull vapour all that desert has,
And heauens chearefull face enueloped,
8 That all things one, and one as nothing was,
And this great Vniuerse seemd one confusd mas.

1 the > that _1609_

1 But him the palmer from that vanity
2 With temperate advice discounselled,

discounselled > dissuaded

3 That they it passed, and shortly gan descry

That > [So that]
it > [the place; the vanity]
gan > did

4 The land, to which their course they levelled;

to > at
levelled > directed

5 When suddenly a gross fog overspread

gross > thick

6 With its dull vapour all that desert has,

dull > obscuring, gloomy; sluggish (cf. 102.38:5, 104.36:7)
desert > wilderness, lonely place
has > (Modifying "ouerspred" in the previous line)

7 And heaven's cheerful face enveloped,
8 That all things one, and one as nothing was,

That > [So that]
one > [were one]

9 And this great universe seemed one confused mass.

212.35

Thereat they greatly were dismayd, ne wist
2 How to direct their way in darkenesse wide,
But feard to wander in that wastfull mist,
4 For tombling into mischiefe vnespide.
Worse is the daunger hidden, then descride.
6 Suddeinly an innumerable flight
Of harmefull fowles about them fluttering, cride,
8 And with their wicked wings them oft did smight,
And sore annoyed, groping in that griesly night.

1 Thereat they greatly were dismayed, nor wist

Thereat > Thereupon; as a result of that
wist > knew

2 How to direct their way in darkness wide,
3 But feared to wander in that wasteful mist,

wasteful > desolate

4 For tumbling into mischief unespied.

For > [For fear of]
mischief unespied > unseen mischief; mischief unobserved (by anyone
who might be able to rescue them; "mischief" = misfortune,
disaster, evil)

5 Worse is the danger hidden, than descried.

descried > [the danger descried]

6 Suddenly an innumerable flight
7 Of harmful fowls, about them fluttering, cried,
8 And with their wicked wings them oft did smite,
9 And sore annoyed, groping in that grisly night.

annoyed > vexed, harassed, disco