 | George Lillie Craik - 1845 - 778 oldal
...length I discovered that my master destined his youngest son for the situation to which I aspired. " I possessed at this time but one book in the world...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 ;... | |
 | William Chambers, Robert Chambers - 1846 - 934 oldal
...after bound, till I should attain the age of twenty-one. " At this time," he continues, " I possessed 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 ;... | |
 | Joseph Sparkes Hall - 1847 - 236 oldal
...after bound, till I should attain the age of twenty-one. "At this time," he continues, "I possessed 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... | |
 | Half hours - 1847 - 614 oldal
...Mr. Hugh Smerdon, and therefore secretly prosecuted my favourite study at every interval of leisure. I possessed at this time but one book in the world : it was a treatise on algebra, given me by a young woman, who had found it in a lodging-house. I considered it as a treasure ; but it was... | |
 | National Sunday school union - 1861 - 306 oldal
...celebrated critic, and editor of the Edinburgh Review. Think of his position at the age of fifteen : — " I possessed, at this time, but one book in the world ; it was a treatise on Algebra, given me by a young woman who had found it in a lodging-house. I considered it as a treasure, but it was... | |
 | Uncle William (pseud.) - 1849 - 224 oldal
...apprentice till he should attain the age of twenty-one. How was he now to study arithmetic? He had at this time but one book in the world : it was a treatise on the science of algebra, given him by a young woman who had found it. He considered it as a treasure... | |
 | John Aikin - 1850 - 764 oldal
...to extend his knowledge of that science is thus related by himself: " I possessed," he observes, " 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 considerec it at a treasure, but it was n treasure locked up for... | |
 | John Aikin - 1852 - 792 oldal
...lo extend his knowledge of that science is thus related by himself: " I possessed," he observes, " es his wand'ring current leads, We roved at evening hour through flowery meads. There, whil had found it in a lodging-house. I considered it as a treasure, but it was a treasure locked up ; for... | |
 | Thomas Cooper - 1854 - 732 oldal
...length discovered that my master destined, lii? youngest son for the situation to which. I aspired. I possessed, at this time, but one book in the world,...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... | |
 | 1855 - 424 oldal
...a strong desire to be acquainted with mathematies. ''But I possessed at this time," he observes, " 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... | |
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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... 
