whistler > (Probably the whimbrel, Numenius phaeopus, whose cry, consisting nominally of seven notes, was said to portend the hearer's death) whoso > whoever
9 The hellish harpies, prophets of sad destiny.
harpies > (Vultures with the head and breasts of a woman; associated with greed. See 207.23:7, Aen. 3.219 ff.) prophets > (Celeno, leader of the harpies, prophesies a grim future to Aeneas at Aen. 3.225-62)
212.37
All those, and all that else does horrour breed,
2 About them flew, and fild their sayles with feare:
Yet stayd they not, but forward did proceed,
4 Whiles th'one did row, and th'other stifly steare;
Till that at last the weather gan to cleare,
6 And the faire land it selfe did plainly show.
Said then the Palmer, Lo where does appeare
8 The sacred soile, where all our perils grow;
Therefore, Sir knight, your ready armes about you throw.
1 All those, and all that else does horror breed,
else > otherwise
2 About them flew, and fild their sails with fear:
fild > filled; or: defiled (cf. 105.32:2 etc.)
3 Yet stayed they not, but forward did proceed, 4 While the one did row, and the other stiffly steer;