The fact that Boromir does not pursue Frodo, certainly he was good enough a tracker to do so, but instead returns shamefacedly to the Company shows that he had indeed mastered the temptation of the Ring.
And the baser side of his character as well. 'few have won such a victory' Aragorn tells him - and he *isn't* talking about all those dead orcs!
Boromir has done something quite remarkable, something that nine great Kings of Men, and even Bilbo and Frodo failed to do. He has freed himself of the Ring's taint. The aura of light surrounding his body in the boat is proof of that.
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