And Milton's power for so many of these contemporaries was seen as palpably destructive and truly frightening.

在很多这样的同时代的人看来，弥尔顿的力量,破坏力显而易见，着实吓人。

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because there actually is no proof of any social deviance or destruction of people with it.

因为没有证据真正表明同性恋者有任何社会异常行为和破坏力。

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