Lycidas

What are Milton's thought on fame in lycidas

What are Milton's means/thoughts on 7stanza on the word fame

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Fame changes us : fame makes us give up simple delights. The speaker is saying that the only we reason we "scorn delights" (like hanging out with Amaryllis and Neaera) and live a life of labor is because the prospect of fame "spur[s]" us on.

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