Now we may assume, having read only that much of the simile, that Satan's spear is as tall as the mast of the ship, not a small spear.

简单的读了一下这个比喻，我们可能猜想，撒旦的长矛如同兵舰的桅杆一样高。

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Milton compares it to the mast of a ship.

弥尔顿把它比作船上的桅杆。

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