Its difficulty lies in Milton's tendency in this poem to seek out what Dr. Johnson wonderfully calls remote allusions.

诗的难点在于弥尔顿想要在诗中极力追求,被约翰逊绝妙地称为不切实际的幻想的倾向。

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And what he seems to be saying is this: we are beings who are first and foremost dominated " by a desire for power.

他所说的似乎是像这样：,“我们是被追求权力欲望,所主宰的首要生物。

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