He's investing his rhetorical talent in an art that's actually doing something.

他是在艺术中发挥他华丽的词藻,来确实的做一些实事。

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It's capable of moving people to action, or so Milton may have believed.

做一些能够让人们行动起来，或相信弥尔顿的实事。

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