Observe me, Sir Anthony. I would by no means wish a daughter of mine to be a progeny of learning; I don't think so much learning becomes a young woman; for instance I would never let her meddle with Greek, or Hebrew, or Algebra, or Simony, or Fluxions,... The British Drama: Comedies. 2 v - Page 10031804Full view - About this book
| Edward Morris - 1793 - 586 pages
...don't think fomuch learning becomes a young woman; for inftance — I would never let her meddle with Greek, or Hebrew, or; Algebra, or Simony, or Fluxions, or Paradoxes, or luch inflammatory bra'nches of learning — neither would it be neceffary for her to handle any of... | |
| 1804 - 552 pages
...don't think so much learning becomes a young woman ; for instance — I would never let her meddle with Greek, or Hebrew, or algebra, or simony, or fluxions,...diabolical instruments : but, sir Anthony, I would send iti r, at nine years old, to a boarding-school, in order to learn a little ingenuity and artifice.... | |
| Thomas Francklin, Jean-François de La Harpe, Mrs. Inchbald - 1808 - 416 pages
...think so much learning becomes a young woman — for instance — I would never let her meddle with Greek, or Hebrew, or Algebra, or Simony, or Fluxions,...Paradoxes, or such inflammatory branches of learning : nor would it be necessary for her to handle any of your mathematical, astronomical, diabolical instruments... | |
| Mrs. Inchbald - 1808 - 420 pages
...think so much learning becomes a young woman — for instance — 1 would never let her meddle with Greek, or Hebrew, or Algebra, or Simony, or Fluxions,...Paradoxes, or such inflammatory branches of learning : nor would it be necessary for her to handle any of your mathematical, astronomical, diabolical instruments;... | |
| English comedy - 1810 - 274 pages
...think so much learning becomes a young woman — for instance — I would never let her meddle with Greek, or Hebrew, or Algebra, or Simony, or Fluxions,...Paradoxes, or such inflammatory branches of learning : nor would it be necessary for her to handle any of your mathematical, astronomical, diabolical instruments... | |
| 1810 - 542 pages
...think so much learning becomes a young woman — for instance — I would never let her meddle with Greek, or Hebrew, or Alge-bra, or Simony, or Fluxions,...Paradoxes, or such inflammatory branches of learning : nor would it be necassary for her to handle any of your mathematical, astronomical, diabolical instruments;... | |
| Thomas Dibdin - 1815 - 490 pages
...think so much learning becomes a young woman ; — 'for instance— I would never let her meddle with Greek , or Hebrew, or Algebra, or Simony , or Fluxions,...Paradoxes, or such inflammatory branches of learning : nor would it be necessary for her to handle any of your mathematical, astronomical, diabolical instruments... | |
| Richard Brinsley Sheridan - 1821 - 428 pages
...don't think so much learning becomes a young woman ; for instance, I would never let her meddle with Greek, or Hebrew, or Algebra, or Simony, or Fluxions,...years old, to a boarding-school, in order to learn ajittle ingenuity! and artifice. Then, sir, she should have a su-l percilious knowledge in accounts... | |
| Richard Brinsley Sheridan - 1821 - 424 pages
...don't think so much learning becomes a young woman; for instance, I would never let her meddle with Greek, or Hebrew, or Algebra, or Simony, or Fluxions, or Paradoxes, or such inflammatory branches of learning—neither would it be necessary for her to handle any of your mathematical, astronomical,... | |
| British drama - 1824 - 834 pages
...think so much learning becomes a young woman; — for instance — I would never let her meddle with Greek, or Hebrew, or Algebra, or Simony, or Fluxions,...Paradoxes, or such inflammatory branches of learning : nor would it be necessary for her to handle any of your mathematical, astronomical, diabolical instruments... | |
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