On Liberty — Page 10
The abstract truth gets the concrete illustration; the concrete illustration finds its proper foundation in a series of abstract inquiries.
La verità astratta ottiene l'illustrazione concreta; l'illustrazione concreta trova il suo fondamento appropriato in una serie di indagini astratte.
Perhaps Carlyle's epithets of "iridescent" and "vivid" refer incidentally to Mrs. Mill's quick perceptiveness, and thus throw a useful light on the mutual advantages of the common work of husband and wife.
Forse gli epiteti di Carlyle "iridescente" e "vivido" si riferiscono incidentalmente alla rapida perspicacia della signora Mill, e gettano così una luce utile sui reciproci vantaggi del lavoro comune di marito e moglie.
But it savours almost of impertinence even to attempt to lift the veil on a mystery like this.
Ma sa quasi di impertinenza anche solo tentare di sollevare il velo su un mistero come questo.
It is enough to say, perhaps, that however much we may deplore the exaggeration of Mill's references to his wife, we recognise that, for whatever reason, the pair lived an ideally happy life.
È sufficiente dire, forse, che per quanto possiamo deplorare l'esagerazione dei riferimenti di Mill alla sua sposa, riconosciamo che, per qualunque ragione, la coppia visse una vita felice in modo ideale.
It still, however, remains to estimate the extent to which Mrs. Taylor, both before and after her marriage with Mill, made actual contributions to his thoughts and his public work.
Rimane tuttavia ancora da valutare in quale misura la signora Taylor, sia prima che dopo il suo matrimonio con Mill, abbia dato contributi concreti ai suoi pensieri e al suo lavoro pubblico.
Here I may be perhaps permitted to avail myself of what I have already written in a previous work.[1]
Qui mi sia forse consentito di avvalermi di quanto ho già scritto in un lavoro precedente.[1]
Mill gives us abundant help in this matter in the _Autobiography_.
Mill ci offre un abbondante aiuto in questa questione nell'_Autobiografia_.
When first he knew her, his thoughts were turning to the subject of Logic.
Quando la conobbe per la prima volta, i suoi pensieri si stavano rivolgendo al soggetto della Logica.
But his published work on the subject owed nothing to her, he tells us, in its doctrines.
Ma la sua opera pubblicata sull'argomento non le doveva nulla, ci dice, nelle sue dottrine.
It was Mill's custom to write the whole of a book so as to get his general scheme complete, and then laboriously to re-write it in order to perfect the phrases and the composition.
Era abitudine di Mill scrivere l'intero libro in modo da completare il suo schema generale, e poi riscriverlo laboriosamente al fine di perfezionare le frasi e la composizione.
Doubtless Mrs. Taylor was of considerable help to him as a critic of style.
Senza dubbio la signora Taylor gli fu di notevole aiuto come critica dello stile.
Vocabulary
- La
- The (feminine singular definite article).
- verità
- Truth; the quality of being true.
- astratta
- Abstract; not concrete or tangible.
- ottiene
- Obtains; achieves or acquires something.
- illustrazione
- Illustration; explanation or visual example of concept.
- concreta
- Concrete; specific and tangible rather abstract.
- trova
- Finds; discovers or locates something.
- il
- The (masculine singular definite article).
- suo
- His, her, its; possessive adjective.
- fondamento
- Foundation; basis or underlying support structure.
- appropriato
- Appropriate; suitable or fitting for purpose.
- in
- In; preposition indicating location or position.
- una
- A; feminine singular indefinite article.
- serie
- Series; sequence of connected similar things.
- di
- Of; preposition indicating possession or relation.
- indagini
- Investigations; inquiries or thorough examinations.
- astratte
- Abstract plural; not concrete or tangible.
- Forse
- Perhaps; possibly or maybe.
- gli
- The (plural masculine); him indirect object.
- epiteti
- Epithets; descriptive words or phrases characterizing.
- iridescente
- Iridescent; displaying shifting rainbow-like colors.
- vivido
- Vivid; bright, striking, or intense color.
- si
- Reflexive pronoun; himself, herself, oneself.
- riferiscono
- Refer; relate or make reference to.
- incidentalmente
- Incidentally; by chance or as side note.
- alla
- To the; contraction of 'a la'.
- rapida
- Rapid; fast or quick moving.
- perspicacia
- Perspicacity; keen insight or discernment.
- della
- Of the; contraction of 'di la'.
- signora
- Lady; woman or madam.
- gettano
- Throw; cast or shed light upon.
- così
- Thus; in this way or manner.
- luce
- Light; illumination or source of brightness.
- utile
- Useful; serving practical purpose or beneficial.
- sui
- On the; contraction of 'su i'.
- reciproci
- Reciprocal; mutual or exchanged between parties.
- vantaggi
- Advantages; benefits or favorable circumstances.
- del
- Of the; contraction of 'di il'.
- lavoro
- Work; labor or job activity.
- comune
- Common; shared or joint between parties.
- marito
- Husband; married male spouse.
- moglie
- Wife; married female spouse.
- Ma
- But; conjunction introducing contrast.
- sa
- Knows; has knowledge or understanding.
- quasi
- Almost; nearly or approximately.
- impertinenza
- Impertinence; disrespectful or inappropriate behavior.
- anche
- Also; in addition or too.
- solo
- Only; solely or merely.
- tentare
- Attempt; try or endeavor to do.
- sollevare
- Lift; raise or elevate something.
- velo
- Veil; covering or concealing layer.
- su
- On; preposition indicating position above.
- un
- A; masculine singular indefinite article.
- mistero
- Mystery; something unknown or unexplained.
- come
- Like; as or in manner of.
- questo
- This; referring to near thing.
- sufficiente
- Sufficient; enough or adequate.
- dire
- Say; speak or utter words.
- forse
- Perhaps; possibly or maybe.
- che
- That; relative pronoun or conjunction.
- per
- For; preposition indicating purpose.
- quanto
- How much; to what extent.
- possiamo
- Can; are able or permitted.
- deplorare
- Deplore; express strong disapproval of.
- esagerazione
- Exaggeration; overstatement or amplification beyond truth.
- dei
- Of the; plural contraction.
- riferimenti
- References; mentions or allusions to something.
- sua
- His, her, its; feminine possessive adjective.
- sposa
- Bride; newly married woman or spouse.
- riconosciamo
- Recognize; acknowledge or identify something.
- qualunque
- Whatever; any or whichever.
- ragione
- Reason; cause or justification.
- la
- The; feminine singular definite article.
- coppia
- Couple; two people together.
- visse
- Lived; past tense of vivere.
- vita
- Life; existence or way of living.
- felice
- Happy; feeling joy or contentment.
- modo
- Mode; manner or way of doing.
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