It's possible that he's hiding his talent or burying his conceived merits deep within the earth, and it's this frightening possibility that Milton forces himself to engage head on - the implications of this parable.

他不可能总藏着他的才能,或者把他即将成形的文章埋在地下，就是这种可怕的可能性,使弥尔顿敦促自己注意,这则寓言的暗示。

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