At a very early age, Milton brooded on his poetic vocation as if it were an actual calling from God.

在很早的时候，弥尔顿就在沉思他的诗歌事业,就像是来自上帝真实的召唤。

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Power is a conceptual category that Milton brooded on and cultivated his entire writing life. From a very early age, Milton nursed the image of himself as a powerful poet.

米尔顿终其写作生涯都在思考，创建,力量这一概念范畴，还在很小的时候，米尔顿就开始把自己想做是一个强有力的诗人。

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