1 "At last by fatal course they driven were

fatal > preordained (as 210.9:8)

2 Into an island spacious and broad, 3 The furthest north that did to them appear: 4 Which, after rest, they, seeking far abroad,

seeking > investigating; hence: exploring abroad > in different directions

5 Found it the fittest soil for their abode, 6 Fruitful of all things fit for living food,

living food > [providing sustenance, food enabling one to sustain life]

7 But wholly waste, and void of people's trod,

waste > uncultivated, "vnmanurd" (210.5:4) trod > tread, footprint, track

8 Save a huge nation of the giants' brood,

nation > race