In other words, we no longer say, "How does the author exert autonomous will with respect to the subject matter being expressed?"

换言之，我们不会再说，“作者是如何在尊重所要表达的主题的前提下,把独立的意愿加进去的？“

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Milton claims that he will one day use the English language to express what he calls "some graver subject," some more important subject matter, and he proceeds to characterize what that graver subject will look like.

弥尔顿声称有一天他将用英语,来表达他所谓的“一些严肃的主题“,还有一些更重要的主题，然后他继续描述这些严肃的主题都是什么样的。

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