I once put a wasp into the net; but when the spider came out in order to seize it as usual, upon perceiving what kind of an enemy it had to deal with, it instantly broke all the bands that held it fast, and contributed all that lay in its power to disengage... Select British Classics - Page 711804Full view - About this book
| David Sinclair Burleson - English language - 1925 - 440 pages
...wasp into the nest, but when the spider came out to seize it as usual, upon perceiving what kind of enemy it had to deal with, it instantly broke all...contributed all that lay in its power to disengage so powerful an antagonist. When the wasp was at liberty, I expected that the spider would set about repairing... | |
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