 ... to another's web for three days, and at length, having killed the defendant, actually took possession. When smaller flies happen to fall into the snare, the spider does not sally out at once, but very patiently waits till it is sure of them; for,...  Select British Classics - Page 711804Full view - About this book
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1845 - 550 pages
...not sally out at once, but very ptitiently waits till it is sure of them; for upon his immediately approaching, the terror of his appearance might give the captive strength sufficient to get loom: the manner then is to wait patiently, till hy ineffectual and impotent struggles, the captive... | |
 | 1850 - 790 pages
...not sally oat at once, but very patiently waits till it is sure of them ; for, upon its immediately approaching, the terror of his appearance might give...ineffectual and impotent struggles, the captive has wanted all its strength, and then he becomes a certain and easy conquest. The insect I am now describing... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1854 - 396 pages
...not sally out at once, but very patiently waits till it is sure of them ; for, upon his immediately approaching, the terror of his appearance might give...wasted all its strength, and then he becomes a certain arid easy conquest. " The insect I am now describing lived three years ; every year it changed its... | |
 | Alexander Winton Buchan - 1854 - 332 pages
...not sally out at once, but very patiently waits till it is sure of them ; for upon his immediately approaching, the terror of his appearance might give...and impotent struggles, the captive has wasted all his strength, and then he becomes a certain and easy conquest. The insect I am now describing lived... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1854 - 538 pages
...immediately approaching, the terror of his appearanee might give the eaptive strength suffieient to gct loose : the manner then is to wait patiently till,...all its strength, and then he becomes a certain and an easy conquest. The insect I am now deseribing lived three years ; every year it changed its skin,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - Natural history - 1854 - 614 pages
...not sally out at once, but very patiently waits till it is sure of them ; for, upon his immediately approaching, the terror of his appearance might give...strength sufficient to get loose; the manner, then, is lo wait patiently till, by ineffectual and impotent struggles, the captive has wasted all its strength,... | |
 | Half hours - 1856 - 676 pages
...not sally out at once, but very patiently waits till it is sure of them ; for upon his immediately approaching, the terror of his appearance might give...years ; every year it changed its skin, and got a now set of legs. I have sometimes plucked off a leg, which grew again in two or three days. At first... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1856 - 448 pages
...not sally out at once, but very patiently waits till it is sure of them ; for, upon his immediately approaching, the terror of his appearance might give...the captive has wasted all its strength, and then it becomes a certain and easy conquest. The insect I am now describing lived three years ; every year... | |
 | Graduated series - 1859 - 462 pages
...sally out at once, but very patiently waits till sure of them ; for on approaching, the terror of its appearance might give the captive strength sufficient...the captive has wasted all its strength, and then it becomes a certain and easy conquest. The insect I am now describing lived three years ; 'every year... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - England - 1859 - 618 pages
...his immediately approaching, the terror of hia appearance might give the captive strength suffieient to get loose ; the manner then is to wait patiently, till by ineffeetual and impotent struggles, the captive has wasted all its strength and then he becomes a certain... | |
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