Regardless of what we think of the success of that example or of the appeal of the attempt to do such a thing, the amazing thing, I think, is that Milton felt so empowered even to embark on such an enormous project.

他的重建是否成功了我们姑且不论,也不说我们对他的这个雄心作何看法，我认为，不可思议的是，米尔顿觉得自己是如此有力量,他甚至真的开始了这样一项宏大的工程。

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Where a historian might simply record events that is such a simple thing to do, but let's go with that for a moment) a historian might simply record events, however selectively or partially, ; might try to indicate cause and effect where possible; but a historiosophy is a more conscious philosophy of history.

历史学家好像仅仅记录事件，就好像,这是一件极简单的事，但我们要继续研究一下）,历史学家可能仅仅记录事件但是有选择的，部分的，可能试图在某些地方表明因果关系;,但是历史哲学家对历史中体现的哲学更明了。

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