That was one year after the union of Ireland with England and Scotland to form the United Kingdom.

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Milton's would be an epic demonstrating the origins and ; the heroic achievement of his own nation, England; or maybe he'd be thinking a little broadly of Britain, which is England, Scotland and Wales.

这首史诗应该展示弥尔顿自己的祖国,英格兰的起源以及辉煌成就;,他想的范围可能更大一点，大不列颠，大不列颠包括英格兰，苏格兰和威尔士。

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and you know, it's kind of set in Scotland,

而且场景设在苏格兰，

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