Milton surveys the wealth of literary tradition before him, and he resists its allure without the help of any human guide.

弥尔顿在他之前就调查过文学传统的宝藏，他在没有人帮助的情况下抗拒了这一诱惑。

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For Milton then, at least at that point in his career, his literary career, such a trip without a guide may well have seemed unthinkable.

对于弥尔顿，至少这一点在他的文学职业生涯中,这一趟没有向导指引的旅途是无法想象的。

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