304 Mr. Wilson’s Essay , &c. 
if latent peculiarities be not to be traced out in some of them. 
Wherever any distinguishing property is found, it will, by the 
principles here explained, infallibly lead to some method for the 
degree to which it belongs; and, whoever may be fortunate 
enough to discover any such property, in five, six, or any 
higher order of quantities, will have the honour of removing 
the important and hitherto impenetrable barrier, which has so 
long obstructed the farther improvement of algebra. 
