"Philomathy" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... elapsed she became very confidential, and one day stated that she was matrimonially inclined and intimated that she would welcome an introduction to an aged millionaire in delicate health, as it might result in her being able to carry out some ambitious plans she had made in "philomathy." By the time we reached Cairo she had lowered her figures to a very modest amount—but ...
— A Fantasy of Mediterranean Travel • S. G. Bayne |
