On Liberty — Page 7
Taylor lived with her daughter in a lodging in the country; but in 1851 her husband died, and then Mill made her his wife.
La Taylor viveva con sua figlia in un alloggio in campagna; ma nel 1851 suo marito morì, e allora Mill la fece sua moglie.
Opinions were widely divergent as to her merits; but every one agreed that up to the time of her death, in 1858, Mill was wholly lost to his friends.
Le opinioni erano molto divergenti riguardo ai suoi meriti; ma tutti concordavano sul fatto che fino al momento della sua morte, nel 1858, Mill era completamente perduto per i suoi amici.
George Mill, one of Mill's younger brothers, gave it as his opinion that she was a clever and remarkable woman, but "nothing like what John took her to be."
George Mill, uno dei fratelli minori di Mill, espresse l'opinione che fosse una donna intelligente e straordinaria, ma «niente di simile a quello che John credeva fosse».
Carlyle, in his reminiscences, described her with ambiguous epithets.
Carlyle, nelle sue memorie, la descrisse con epiteti ambigui.
She was "vivid," "iridescent," "pale and passionate and sad-looking, a living-romance heroine of the royalist volition and questionable destiny."
Era «vivida», «iridescente», «pallida e appassionata e dall'aspetto triste, un'eroina da romanzo vivente dalla volontà realista e dal destino discutibile».
It is not possible to make much of a judgment like this, but we get on more certain ground when we discover that Mrs. Carlyle said on one occasion that "she is thought to be dangerous," and that Carlyle added that she was worse than dangerous, she was patronising.
Non è possibile trarre molto da un giudizio come questo, ma ci troviamo su un terreno più sicuro quando scopriamo che la signora Carlyle disse in un'occasione che «si ritiene che sia pericolosa», e che Carlyle aggiunse che era peggio che pericolosa, era condiscendente.
The occasion when Mill and his wife were brought into close contact with the Carlyles is well known.
È ben nota l'occasione in cui Mill e sua moglie vennero a stretto contatto con i Carlyle.
The manuscript of the first volume of the _French Revolution_ had been lent to Mill, and was accidentally burnt by Mrs. Mill's servant.
Il manoscritto del primo volume della _Rivoluzione Francese_ era stato prestato a Mill, e fu accidentalmente bruciato dalla domestica della signora Mill.
Mill and his wife drove up to Carlyle's door, the wife speechless, the husband so full of conversation that he detained Carlyle with desperate attempts at loquacity for two hours.
Mill e sua moglie si recarono in carrozza alla porta di Carlyle, la moglie senza parole, il marito così pieno di conversazione da trattenere Carlyle con disperati tentativi di loquacità per due ore.
But Dr.
Ma il Dott.
Vocabulary
- viveva
- He/she lived, was living (imperfect tense)
- figlia
- Daughter, female child of a parent
- alloggio
- Lodging, accommodation, or rented dwelling
- campagna
- Countryside, rural area outside city
- marito
- Husband, male spouse of a woman
- morì
- He/she died (past tense of morire)
- allora
- Then, at that time, or so then
- fece
- He/she made or did (past tense of fare)
- moglie
- Wife, female spouse of a man
- opinioni
- Opinions, personal views or judgments on something
- erano
- They were (imperfect tense of essere)
- divergenti
- Diverging, differing, or conflicting views
- riguardo
- Regarding, with respect to, or concerning
- meriti
- Merits, qualities deserving praise or recognition
- concordavano
- They agreed, were in agreement on something
- fatto
- Fact, deed, or something that occurred
- fino
- Until, up to, as far as
- momento
- Moment, instant, or point in time
- morte
- Death, the end of life
- completamente
- Completely, entirely, or totally
- perduto
- Lost, no longer accessible or available
- amici
- Friends, people one has a friendly relationship with
- fratelli
- Brothers, male siblings of the same family
- minori
- Younger or lesser, referring to younger siblings
- espresse
- He/she expressed, put forward an opinion
- opinione
- Opinion, a personal view or belief
- fosse
- Were (imperfect subjunctive of essere)
- donna
- Woman, adult female person
- intelligente
- Intelligent, having great mental capacity
- straordinaria
- Extraordinary, exceptional, or remarkable
- niente
- Nothing, not anything at all
- simile
- Similar, resembling or like something else
- credeva
- He/she believed or thought (imperfect tense)
- memorie
- Memoirs, written personal recollections or memories
- descrisse
- He/she described (past tense of descrivere)
- epiteti
- Epithets, descriptive words or phrases applied to someone
- ambigui
- Ambiguous, having unclear or double meaning
- vivida
- Vivid, bright, lively, or strikingly intense
- iridescente
- Iridescent, showing rainbow-like changing colors
- pallida
- Pale, having little color in the face
- appassionata
- Passionate, showing intense feeling or emotion
- aspetto
- Appearance, look, or aspect of a person
- triste
- Sad, sorrowful, or melancholy
- eroina
- Heroine, a female hero or protagonist
- romanzo
- Novel, a long work of fiction
- vivente
- Living, alive, currently existing
- volontà
- Will, determination, or strength of purpose
- realista
- Realist, having a practical or realistic outlook
- destino
- Destiny, fate, or one's predetermined future
- discutibile
- Questionable, debatable, or open to discussion
- possibile
- Possible, able to happen or be done
- trarre
- To draw, derive, or extract a conclusion
- giudizio
- Judgment, assessment, or evaluation of something
- troviamo
- We find ourselves, we are (present tense)
- terreno
- Ground, terrain, or figuratively solid footing
- sicuro
- Sure, safe, or certain
- scopriamo
- We discover or find out (present tense)
- signora
- Mrs., madam, or an adult woman
- disse
- He/she said (past tense of dire)
- occasione
- Occasion, opportunity, or a particular circumstance
- ritiene
- One considers, believes, or holds an opinion
- sia
- Is (present subjunctive of essere)
- pericolosa
- Dangerous, posing a risk or threat
- aggiunse
- He/she added (past tense of aggiungere)
- peggio
- Worse, more badly than something else
- condiscendente
- Condescending, showing a patronizing or superior attitude
- nota
- Known, noted, or a note or record
- cui
- Whom, which, whose (relative pronoun)
- vennero
- They came (past tense of venire)
- stretto
- Close, tight, or narrow contact
- contatto
- Contact, close connection or touch with someone
- manoscritto
- Manuscript, handwritten or typed draft of a work
- volume
- Volume, one book of a multi-part work
- stato
- Been (past participle of essere) or state
- prestato
- Lent, given temporarily to someone
- fu
- Was (past tense of essere, singular)
- accidentalmente
- Accidentally, by mistake or unintentionally
- bruciato
- Burned, destroyed by fire
- domestica
- Maid, female domestic servant of a household
- recarono
- They went, made their way to a place
- carrozza
- Carriage, horse-drawn vehicle for passengers
- porta
- Door, the entrance to a building or room
- senza
- Without, lacking something
- parole
- Words, units of spoken or written language
- così
- So, thus, or in this way
- pieno
- Full, filled to capacity with something
- conversazione
- Conversation, spoken exchange between people
- trattenere
- To hold back, restrain, or keep from going
- disperati
- Desperate, hopeless, or frantic attempts
- tentativi
- Attempts, efforts made to do something
- loquacità
- Talkativeness, tendency to talk a great deal
- ore
- Hours, units of time equal to sixty minutes
- Dott
- Abbreviation for Dottore, meaning Doctor
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