Atlantis: The Antedeluvian World — Page 2
But, as he began it late, he ended his life before the work, so that the more the reader is delighted with the part that is written, the more regret he has to find it unfinished."
Ma, poiché egli l'aveva iniziata tardi, morì prima di completare l'opera, cosicché quanto più il lettore è deliziato dalla parte che è scritta, tanto più rimpiange di trovarla incompiuta."
There can be no question that Solon visited Egypt.
Non vi può essere alcun dubbio che Solone abbia visitato l'Egitto.
The causes of his departure from Athens, for a period of ten years, are fully explained by Plutarch.
Le ragioni della sua partenza da Atene, per un periodo di dieci anni, sono pienamente spiegate da Plutarco.
He dwelt, he tells us,
Egli dimorò, ci dice,
"On the Canopian shore, by Nile's deep mouth."
"Sulla riva canopica, presso la profonda foce del Nilo."
There he conversed upon points of philosophy and history with the most learned of the Egyptian priests.
Là egli conversò su questioni di filosofia e di storia con i più dotti sacerdoti egiziani.
He was a man of extraordinary force and penetration of mind, as his laws and his sayings, which have been preserved to us, testify.
Era un uomo di straordinaria forza e acutezza di mente, come testimoniano le sue leggi e i suoi detti, che ci sono stati tramandati.
There is no improbability in the statement that he commenced in verse a history and description of Atlantis, which he left unfinished at his death;
Non vi è nulla di improbabile nell'affermazione che egli abbia iniziato in versi una storia e descrizione dell'Atlantide, che lasciò incompiuta alla sua morte;
and it requires no great stretch of the imagination to believe that this manuscript reached the hands of his successor and descendant, Plato;
e non occorre un grande sforzo di immaginazione per credere che questo manoscritto sia giunto nelle mani del suo successore e discendente, Platone;
a scholar, thinker, and historian like himself, and, like himself, one of the profoundest minds of the ancient world.
uno studioso, pensatore e storico come lui, e, come lui, una delle menti più profonde del mondo antico.
Vocabulary
- Ma
- But; however; yet
- poiché
- Because; since; as; for the reason that
- egli
- He; third person singular masculine pronoun
- aveva
- Had; past tense of avere
- iniziata
- Started; begun; initiated; feminine past participle
- tardi
- Late; at a late time or hour
- morì
- Died; past tense of morire
- prima
- Before; earlier; previously; first
- di
- Of; from; about; preposition indicating possession
- completare
- To complete; to finish; to conclude
- opera
- Work; opus; composition; artistic or literary creation
- cosicché
- So that; thus; consequently; therefore
- quanto
- How much; as much as; the quantity that
- più
- More; greater amount or degree
- il
- The; masculine singular definite article
- lettore
- Reader; person who reads
- deliziato
- Delighted; charmed; pleased; masculine past participle
- dalla
- From the; by the; feminine singular contraction
- parte
- Part; portion; section; role
- che
- That; which; who; relative pronoun
- scritta
- Written; feminine past participle of scrivere
- tanto
- So much; as much; that much; very
- rimpiange
- Regrets; laments; feels sorry about; third singular
- trovarla
- To find it; locate it; discover it
- incompiuta
- Unfinished; incomplete; feminine adjective
- Non
- Not; negation; used before verbs
- vi
- There; in that place; reflexive pronoun
- può
- Can; is able; may; third singular
- essere
- To be; to exist; auxiliary verb
- alcun
- Any; some; no; indefinite adjective
- dubbio
- Doubt; uncertainty; question; hesitation
- abbia
- Has; may have; subjunctive of avere
- visitato
- Visited; past participle of visitare
- Le
- The; feminine plural definite article
- ragioni
- Reasons; causes; motives; explanations
- della
- Of the; from the; feminine singular contraction
- sua
- His; her; its; feminine singular possessive
- partenza
- Departure; leaving; setting out from
- da
- From; by; at; preposition showing direction
- per
- For; during; in order to; preposition
- un
- A; an; one; masculine singular article
- periodo
- Period; span of time; era; duration
- dieci
- Ten; number between nine and eleven
- anni
- Years; plural of anno; periods of time
- sono
- Are; am; first person singular of essere
- pienamente
- Fully; completely; entirely; thoroughly
- spiegate
- Explained; clarified; feminine plural past participle
- dimorò
- Resided; dwelt; lived; past tense
- ci
- There; here; us; reflexive or dative pronoun
- dice
- Says; tells; speaks; third singular present
- Sulla
- On the; upon the; feminine singular contraction
- riva
- Bank; shore; edge; margin of water
- presso
- Near; beside; at the house of
- la
- The; feminine singular definite article
- profonda
- Deep; profound; feminine adjective
- foce
- Mouth; delta; estuary of a river
- del
- Of the; from the; masculine singular contraction
- Là
- There; in that place; over there
- conversò
- Conversed; spoke; discussed; past tense
- su
- On; about; concerning; preposition
- questioni
- Questions; issues; matters; problems
- filosofia
- Philosophy; love of wisdom; study of knowledge
- storia
- History; past events; narrative of past
- con
- With; together with; accompanied by
- dotti
- Learned; scholar; educated; masculine plural
- sacerdoti
- Priests; clergy; religious officials
- egiziani
- Egyptian; relating to Egypt; masculine plural
- Era
- Was; past tense of essere
- uomo
- Man; male person; human being
- straordinaria
- Extraordinary; remarkable; exceptional; unusual
- forza
- Force; strength; power; vigor
- acutezza
- Acuteness; sharpness; keenness; intellectual ability
- mente
- Mind; intellect; mental faculty; spirit
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