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" I possessed at this time but one book in the world: it was a treatise on Algebra, given to me by a young woman, who had found it in a lodginghouse. I considered it as a treasure; but it was a treasure locked up; for it supposed the reader to be well acquainted... "
The table book - Page 47
by William Hone - 1859
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Satires

Juvenal - 1802 - 574 pages
...son for the situation to which I aspired. I possessed at this time but one book in the world : it was a treatise on Algebra, given to me by a young woman,...nothing of the matter. My master's son had purchased Fenning's Introduction : this was precisely what I wanted, but he carefully concealed it from me, and...
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The Satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis, Volume 1

Juvenal - 1803 - 354 pages
...son for the situation to which I aspired. I possessed at this time but one book in the world : it was a treatise on algebra, given to me by a young woman,...nothing of the matter. My master's son had purchased Fenning's Introduction : this was precisely what I wanted, but he carefully concealed it from me, and...
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Public characters [Formerly British public characters] of 1798-9 ..., Volume 5

1803 - 614 pages
...son for the situation tq which I aspired. I possessed at this time but one book in the world: it was a treatise on algebra, given to me by a young woman,...nothing of the matter. My master's son had purchased Fenning's Introduction; this was precisely what I wanted, but he carefully concealed it from me, and...
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The Monthly review. New and improved ser, Volume 40

1803 - 572 pages
...the situation to which I aspired. ' I possessed at this time but one book in the world : it was ft treatise on Algebra, given to me by a young woman,...nothing of the matter. My master's son had purchased Fenning's Introduction : this was precisely what I wanted, but he carefully concealed it from me, and...
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Public Characters, Volume 5

1803 - 598 pages
...for the situation to which I aspired. L. I possessed at this time but one book in the world: it was a treatise on algebra, given to me by a young woman, who had found it in a lodging house. I considered it as a treasure; but it was a treasure locked up: for it supposed the...
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The Monthly Anthology, and Boston Review, Volume 1

Samuel Cooper Thacher, David Phineas Adams, William Emerson - 1804 - 692 pages
...fituation to which I afpired. I poflefled at this time but one book in the world : it was a treatife on Algebra, given to me by a young woman, who had found it in a lodging houfe. 1 confidered it as a treafure ; but it was a treafare locked up : for it fuppofed the...
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The Satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis

Juvenal - 1806 - 586 pages
...son for the situation to which I aspired. I possessed at this time but one book in the world : it was a treatise on Algebra, given to me by a young woman,...to be well acquainted with simple equation, and I Inew nothing of the matter. My master's son had purchased Fenning's Introduction : this was precisely...
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The Satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis

Juvenal - 1806 - 582 pages
...was a treatise on Algebra, given to me • fcy a young woman, who had found it in a lodgiug\. house. I considered it as a treasure ; but it WAS A treasure...to be well acquainted with simple equation, and I inew nothing of the matter. My master's son had purchased Fenning's Introduction : this was precisely...
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The satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis, tr. into Engl. verse, by W. Gifford ...

Juvenal - 1806 - 578 pages
...length I discovered that my master destined his youngest son for tho situation to which I aspired. treasure locked up : for it supposed the reader to...nothing of the matter. My master's son had purchased Fenning's Introduction: this was precisely what I wanted, but he carefully concealed it from me, and...
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The Satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis

Juvenal - 1806 - 572 pages
...son for the situation to which I aspired. I possessed at this time but one book in the world: it was a treatise on Algebra, given to me by a young woman, who had found it in a lodginghouse. { considered it as a treasure; but it was 4 treasure locked up : for it supposed the reader to be well...
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