Milton corrects -- it's as if he's correcting the sense of monotony with which he had begun the poem, and he corrects that sense of monotony by rewriting that initial phrase.

弥尔顿纠正道-正如他纠正那种单调的枯燥感,他用诗歌的开头句进行了纠正，他还通过重写开头句来纠正那种枯燥感。

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