1 The greatest Earth his uncouth mother was,
uncouth > unknown, uncertainly known; strange, bizarre
2 And blustering Aeolus his boasted sire,
Aeolus > (God of the winds) sire > father
3 Who with his breath, which through the world does pass, 4 Her hollow womb did secretly inspire,
inspire > breathe life into, quicken
5 And filled her hidden caves with stormy ire, 6 That she conceived; and trebling the due time
That > [So that]
7 In which the wombs of women do expire,
expire > become void, come to an end, terminate, so: come to term