 | William Chambers, Robert Chambers - 1846 - Počet stránok 934
...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 reader to be well acquainted with simple equations, and I knownothing of the matter. My master's son had purchased Fenning's Introduction :... | |
 | Joseph Sparkes Hall - 1847 - Počet stránok 236
...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 reader to be well acquainted with simple equations, and I knew nothing of the matter. My master's son had purchased Fenning's Introduction :... | |
 | National Sunday school union - 1861 - Počet stránok 306
...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 reader to be well acquainted with simple equations, and I knew nothing of the matter. My master's son had purchased Fenning's Introduction —... | |
 | 1849 - Počet stránok 644
...about it. But the treasure was at length unlockedjn the following manner, given in his own words. •' My master's son had purchased ' Fenning's Introduction...alone for stumbling upon his hiding-place. I sat up the greater part of several nights successively, and before he suspected that his treatise was discovered,... | |
 | 1849 - Počet stránok 366
...unlocked in the following manner, given in his own words. " My master's son had purchased ' Femiing's Introduction ; ' this was precisely what I wanted...chance alone for stumbling upon his hiding-place. I snt up the greater part of several nights successively, and before he suspected that his treatise was... | |
 | John Aikin - 1850 - Počet stránok 764
...it was n treasure locked up for it supposed the reader to be well acquaintct with simple equations, and I knew nothing of the matter. My master's son...precisely what I wanted but he carefully concealed it from mo, and I was indebted to chance alone for stumbling on his hiding-place. I sat up for the greatest... | |
 | John Aikin - 1852 - Počet stránok 792
...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 reader to be well acquainted with simple equations, and I knew nothing of the matter. My master's son had purchased Fenning's Introduction:... | |
 | Thomas Cooper - 1854 - Počet stránok 732
...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 reader to be well acquainted with simple equations, and I knew nothing of the matter. My master's son had purchased ' Penning 's Introduction;'... | |
 | Half hours - 1856 - Počet stránok 650
...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 reader to...nothing of the matter. My master's son had purchased ' Framing's Introduction : ' this was precisely what I wanted ; but he carefully concealed it from... | |
 | George L. Craik - 1858 - Počet stránok 894
...purchased ' Fenning' s Introduction :' this was precisely what I wanted — but he carefully conctealed it from me, and I was indebted to chance alone for stumbling upon his hiding-place. I sat up fur the greatest part of several nights successively, and, before he suspected that his treatise was... | |
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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 lodging-house. I considered it as a treasure; but it was a treasure locked up ; for it supposed the reader to be well... 
