I think now we can see why these lines about the autumnal leavesare so difficult for us to incorporate into a moral reading or a theological reading of the poem.

我们现在可以看到为什么,这些关于秋天的落叶的句子如此难以,与对这首诗的道德或者神学的理解相结合。

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This is the initial part of the simile that describes the leaves: "thick as Autumnal Leaves that strow the Brooks / in Vallombrosa, where th' Etrurian shades / high overarch't imbow'r."

这是描写落叶的比喻的开始部分：,“他们人数众多，稠密得像秋天的繁叶,/在瓦隆布罗萨，厄特鲁利亚的光辉逐渐暗淡“

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This is where Milton gets the "autumnal."

这就是弥尔顿得到“秋天般的“灵感的来源“

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