6 On who so commeth nigh; yet nigh it drawes
All passengers, that none from it can shift:
8 For whiles they fly that Gulfes deuouring iawes,
They on this rock are rent, and sunck in helplesse wawes.

1 "On the other side a hideous rock is pight,

hideous > immense
pight > pitched, placed

2 Of mighty Magnes stone, whose craggy cliff

Magnes stone > loadstone, magnetite (named after Magnes (Magnesia)
in Thessaly)

3 Depending from on high, dreadful to sight,

Depending > Suspended
sight > see, view; the sight

4 Over the waves its rugged arms does lift,
5 And threatens down to throw its ragged rift

rift > ?rock fragments, ?rubble (cf. 108.22:8, 207.28:3-6)

6 On whoso comes nigh; yet nigh it draws

whoso > whoever
draws > (Because Magnes stone was supposed to attract ships by their
ironwork)

7 All passengers, that none from it can shift:

passengers > passers-by
that > [so that]

8 For while they fly that gulf's devouring jaws,

fly > flee

9 They on this rock are rent, and sunk in helpless waves."

rent > torn, split
helpless > {Affording no help}

212.5

Forward they passe, and strongly he them rowes,
2 Vntill they nigh vnto that Gulfe arriue,
Where streame more violent and greedy growes:
4 Then he with all his puissance doth striue
To strike his oares, and mightily doth driue
6 The hollow vessell through the threatfull waue,
Which gaping wide, to swallow them aliue,
8 In th'huge abysse of his engulfing graue,
Doth rore at them in vaine, and with great terror raue.

1 Forward they pass, and strongly he them rows,
2 Until they nigh to that gulf arrive,
3 Where stream more violent and greedy grows:

stream > [the] current

4 Then he with all his puissance does strive

puissance > strength

5 To strike his oars, and mightily does drive

strike > [make strokes with (rather than the usual nautical meaning:
cf. 112.42:1)]

6 The hollow vessel through the threatful wave,
7 Which, gaping wide to swallow them alive
8 In the huge abyss of its engulfing grave,
9 Does roar at them in vain, and with great terror rave.

212.6

They passing by, that griesly mouth did see,
2 Sucking the seas into his entralles deepe,
That seem'd more horrible then hell to bee,
4 Or that darke dreadfull hole of _Tartare_ steepe,
Through which the damned ghosts doen often creepe
6 Backe t