Surely some revelation is at hand; Surely the Second Coming is at hand.

显然是某种启示就要来临;,显然第二次降临已很接近。

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This is just a general historical irony that surely at some point besets all revolutionary movements, and it's an irony that particularly appalled John Milton.

这是个普遍的历史讽刺,当然这也在某种情况下困扰了所有的革命活动，这也是让弥尔顿特别惊异的讽刺。

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Strong enough to interfere with the ambitions of emperors and kings, it never was able to impose its own domination, though some of the Popes surely tried.

也无法与君主帝王的,雄心壮志相抗衡,宗教是无法统治一个国家的,一些教皇的努力也以失败告终

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