 ... of its web, and taking no sustenance that I could perceive. At last, however, a large blue fly fell into the snare, and struggled hard to get loose. The spider gave it leave to entangle itself as much as possible, but it seemed to be too strong for...  Select British Classics - Page 701804Full view - About this book
 | Oliver Goldsmith - Natural history - 1854 - 614 pages
...for the cobweb. I must own I was greatly surprised when I saw the spider immediately sally out, aud in less than a minute weave a new net round its captive,...of its wings was stopped ; and, when it was fairly hani|>ered in this manner, it was seized and dragged into the hole. " In this manner it lived in a... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1854 - 538 pages
...much as possible, but it seemed to be too strong for the cobweb. I must own I was greatly surprised when I saw the spider immediately sally out, and in less than a minute weave a new nct round its captive, by which the motion of its wings was stopped, and when it was fairly hampered... | |
 | Alexander Winton Buchan - 1854 - 332 pages
...much as possible, but it seemed to be too strong for the cobweb. I must own I was greatly surprised when I saw the spider immediately sally out, and in less than a minute weave a net round its captive, by which the motion of its wings was stopped, and when it was fairly hampered... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1856 - 448 pages
...much as possible, but it sec ..ed to be too sirong for the cobweb. I must own I was greally surprised when I saw the spider immediately sally out, and in...round its captive, by which the motion of its wings were stopped, and when it was fairly hampered in tnis manner, it was seized, and dragged into the hole.... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1857 - 610 pages
...much as possible, but it seemed to be too strong for the cobweb. I must own I was greatly surprised when I saw the spider immediately sally out, and in...lived, in a precarious state, and nature seemed to have fitted it for such a life ; for upon a single fly it subsisted for more than a week. I once put a wasp... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1858 - 336 pages
...much as possible, but it seemed to be too strong for the cobweb. I must own I was greatly surprised when I saw the spider immediately sally out, and in...in a precarious state ; and nature seemed to have fitted it for such a life, for upon a single fly it subsisted for more than a week. 1 once put a wasp... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - England - 1859 - 618 pages
...much as possible, but it scemed to be too strong for the cobweb. I must own I was greatly surprised when I saw the spider immediately sally out, and in...manner it lived in a precarious state ; and nature scemed to have fitted it for such a life, for upon a single fly it subsisted for more than a wcek.... | |
 | Graduated series - 1859 - 462 pages
...much as possible, but it seemed to be too strong for the cobweb. I must own I was greatly surprised when I saw the spider immediately sally out, and in...was seized and dragged into the hole. In this manner my spider lived, in a precarious state, and nature seemed to have fitted it for such a life ; for upon... | |
 | Washington Irving - American literature - 1861 - 416 pages
...much as possible, but it seemed to be too strong for the cobweb. I must own I was greatly surprised when I saw the spider immediately sally out, and in...was stopped ; and, when it was fairly hampered in thig manner, it was seized and dragged into the hole. " In this manner it lived, in a precarious state... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1864 - 464 pages
...much as possible, but it seemed to be too strong for the cobweb. I must own I was greatly surprised when I saw the spider immediately sally out, and in...this manner it lived, in a precarious state ; and ANECDOTES OF A SPIDER. 279 Nature seemed to have fitted it for such a life, for upon a single fly it... | |
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