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What does the famous concluding line 'They also serve who only stand and wait' from John Milton's poem 'On His Blindness' ('When I consider how my light is spent') imply?
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- 1The line means that people should not take any action because waiting is always better than doing.
- 2Even those who are unable to take active roles in life or perform visible deeds can still serve God faithfully through patience and acceptance.✓
- 3Milton suggests that even those who cannot see can serve the monarch through loyalty and devotion.
- 4Milton is praising servants who stand and wait for their masters at royal courts.
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Even those who are unable to take active roles in life or perform visible deeds can still serve God faithfully through patience and acceptance.
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