"Because thou hast done this thing, and hast not with held thy son, thine only son... I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven;...... because thou hast obeyed my voice." Gen.

你既行了这事，不留下你的儿子，就是你独生的儿子…我必叫你的子孙多起来，如同天上的星，海边的沙……因为你听从了我的话。

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The desire to be first is really central to this poem and it continues in this stanza: Have thou the honor first thy Lord to greet And join thy voice unto the Angel Choir, From out his secret Altar toucht with hallow'd fire.

想得第一的欲望是这首诗的主题,在这一段中也还是主题：,你要抢先，争取最初迎主的荣光,放开你的歌喉，宛若天使的合唱，接触神坛的圣火像是热烈的篇章。

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