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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I the singer of Adamic songs" he said it directly "Through the new garden of the West, the great city is calling, as Adam early in the morning, walking forth from the bower, refreshed with sleep; behold me, where I pass, hear my voice."

我是个为亚当的歌曲吟诵的歌手",他直言不讳地说,"穿越西方新的花园,这个伟大的城市在呼唤,正如亚当在一天清晨,由树荫下走出,睡眠使他精神饱满,看着我走过吧,聆听我的声音"

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