This little treatise is part of a longer work which I began years ago without realising my limitations, and long since abandoned.
little
(小)
[形]
small in size
treatise
(論文)
[名]
a formal and systematic written work on a particular subject
part
(一部)
[名]
a piece or portion of something
long
(長い)
[形]
having a great distance or duration
work
(作品)
[名]
a product of artistic or intellectual effort
begin
(書き始める)
[動]
start to do something
year
(何年も前)
[名]
a period of 365 or 366 days
ago
(前に)
[副]
earlier; previously
limitation
(限界)
[名]
a lack of ability or strength
realise
(悟る)
[動]
become fully aware of
long
(長い間)
[副]
for a long time
abandon
(放置する)
[動]
leave and never return to
この小論文は、私が何年も前に自分の限界を悟らずに書き始め、長い間放置していた長編作品の一部である。
Of the various fragments that might have been extracted from what I wrote, this is the most considerable, and, I think, the least unworthy of being offered to the public.
various
(様々な)
[形]
more than one; several
fragment
(断片)
[名]
a small part broken off or separated from something
extract
(抜粋する)
[動]
remove or take out
write
(書く)
[動]
mark (letters, words, or other symbols) on a surface, typically paper, with a pen, pencil, or similar implement
considerable
(かなりの)
[形]
notably large in size, amount, or extent
think
(思う)
[動]
have a particular opinion, belief, or idea about someone or something
least
(最も少なく)
[形]
smallest in amount, extent, or significance
unworthy
(値しない)
[形]
not good enough for someone or something
public
(公)
[名]
the people as a whole
私が書いたものから抜粋された様々な断片の中で、これは最も重要なものであり、また、公に提供するに値しないものではないと思う。
The rest no longer exists.
rest
(残り)
[名]
the remaining part
no longer
(もはや)
[副]
not any more; not now
exist
(存在する)
[動]
have objective reality or being
残りはもはや存在しない。