Now Milton was born in 1608 and he wrote the Nativity Ode along with the Sixth Elegy, the Elegia Sexta, that we read for today in December of 1629, a couple of weeks presumably after he turned twenty-one.

弥尔顿出生于1608年,并于1629年12月写下《圣诞清晨歌》,《第六挽歌》和《Elegia，Sexta》,大概是他刚过21岁后两周。

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I hope you remember from the Sixth Elegy, the Sexta Elegia, that we read a few classes ago that Milton had told his friend Charles Diodati ; that an aspiring epic poet should only drink water; ; two, should refrain from eating meat; and three, should keep his body chaste.

我希望你们还记得《Sexta，Elegia》的第六挽歌,我们前几课读的，讲弥尔顿跟他的朋友查尔斯说,一个有抱负的史诗诗人应该只记得喝水;,二，应该避免食肉;,三，应该保持自己身体的纯洁。

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