Milton himself, and this seems to be true, is said to have had one of the most capacious, one of the largest memories in English letters.

这似乎是真的，弥尔顿他自己，据传拥有对英文字词数一数二，的超大容量记忆。

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John Milton will remain unique in English letters for the degree of thought that he gave to the shape of his literary career, or actually to the notion of a career at all.

约翰弥尔顿在英语文学方面的影响是十分独特的,因为他深刻的思想塑造了他的文学事业，或者说，塑造了他对事业的看法。

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So I've given this first lecture a title, the title being "Milton, Power, and the Power of Milton," because any introduction to Milton has to confront the long-standing conviction in English letters of Milton's power or his strength as a poet.

所以我给这第一场讲座起名叫做，米尔顿，力量，以及米尔顿的力量“,因为只要要介绍米尔顿，就无法绕开,米尔顿作为诗人的力量,这一英国文学一直以来的话题。

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