The only precedent Milton would have had even for the idea of line numbers would have been the great ancient classics, the magnificent Renaissance editions of Homer and Virgil.

弥尔顿曾经的唯一一个范例，甚至是印上行数的想法,都将是伟大的古老杰作，是荷马和维吉尔伟大的再生版。

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Of course, we have to also know how to plug in the numbers so we can pass all the tests, but it's good to understand the nature of the edifice set up by Newton.

当然,我们首先要知道怎么代数字,这样我们考试才能过关,但是如果能理解,牛顿的这一伟大杰作的本质就更好了

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