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I believe he is saying that unlike a calf, which he considers to be a mere beast, as a man he still has a chance at Heaven, the "dread Hereafter". Heaven is sometimes called that and the capitalization supports the idea.

I also think this may be yet another Hamlet reference, specifically to the line "But the dread of something after death" (3.1.77) in the "to be or not to be" soliloquy.

I'm not an expert, this is just my theory!

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Quinn Darkflame

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9mo ago

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