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
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)