On th'other side, they saw that perilous Rocke,
2 Threatning it selfe on them to ruinate,
On whose sharpe clifts the ribs of vessels broke,
4 And shiuered ships, which had bene wrecked late,
Yet stuck, with carkasses exanimate
6 Of such, as hauing all their substance spent
In wanton ioyes, and lustes intemperate,
8 Did afterwards make shipwracke violent,
Both of their life, and fame for euer fowly blent.
1 On the other side they saw that perilous rock, 2 Threatening itself on them to ruinate,
ruinate > bring destruction
3 On whose sharp cliffs the ribs of vessels broken,
ribs > {Curved frame-timbers, extending from the keel to the top of the hull}
4 And shivered ships, which had been wrecked late,
shivered > split, shattered late > lately
5 Yet stuck, with carcases exanimate
exanimate > inanimate; lacking spirits, lacking souls
6 Of such as, having all their substance spent