 | Richard Price - Annuities - 1773 - 496 pages
...led to undertake this work \ imagining, that it might be foon finimed, and that all I could fay might be brought into a very narrow compafs. But in this...focieties now fubfifting for the benefit of widows. 1 have proved the inadequatenefs of their plans, by undeniable facts and mathematical demonftratibn.... | |
 | Richard Price - 1812 - 476 pages
...brought into a very narrow com* pass. But in this I have been much mistaken. A design, which I at first thought would give little trouble, has carried me far into a very wide field of inquiry : and engaged me in many calculations that have taken up much, time and labour. I shall, however,... | |
 | Cornelius Walford - Insurance - 1871 - 648 pages
...brought into a very narrow compass. But in this 1 have been much mistaken. A design which I at first thought would give little trouble, has carried me far into a very wide field of inquiry ; and engaged me in many calculations that have taken up much time and labour. I shall, however,... | |
 | Cornelius Walford - Insurance - 1871 - 652 pages
...brought into a very narrow compass. But in this I have been much mistaken. A design which fat first thought would give little trouble, has carried me far into a very wide field of inquiry ; and engaged me in many calculations that have taken up much time and labour. I shall, however,... | |
 | Cornelius Walford - Insurance - 1871 - 736 pages
...narrow compass. But in this I have been much mistaken. A design which I at first thought would f^ive little trouble, has carried me far into a very wide field of inquiry ; and engaged me in many calculations that have taken up much time and labour. I shall, however,... | |
 | English essays - 1771 - 742 pages
...be bro'jght into a very narrow compafs. But in this I have been very much miftaken. A dcfign, wh^ch I at firft thought would give little trouble, has...carried me far into a very wide field of enquiry, and enpgcd me in many calculations that have taken up much time and labour. I (hall, however, be fitmciently... | |
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Finding, therefore, that the public wanted information on this subject, I was led to undertake this work, imagining that it might be soon finished, and that all I could say might be brought into a very narrow compass. 