2011- 5- 26
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#664
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مشرف قسم اللغة الإنجليزية سابقاً
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رد: مراجعه مادة الادب الانجليزي للاختبار النهائي :: هنا ::
Notes:
1. light is spent: This clause presents a double meaning:
(a) how I spend my days,
(b) how it is that my sight is used up.
2. Ere half my days: Before half my life is over. Milton was completely blind by 1652, the year he turned 44.
3. talent: See Line 3 which is a key to the meaning of the poem.
4. useless: Unused.
5. therewith: By that means, by that talent; with it
6. account: Record of accomplishment; worth
7. exact: Demand, require
8. fondly: Foolishly, unwisely
9. Patience: Milton personifies patience, capitalizing it and having it speak.
10. God . . . gifts: God is sufficient unto Himself. He requires nothing outside of Himself to exist and be happy.
11. yoke: Burden, workload.
12. post: Travel.
13. chide: scold or reproach gently.
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