Now then, in peaceable possession of what was justly its own, it waited three days with the utmost patience, repairing the breaches of its web, and taking no sustenance that I could perceive. At last, however, a large blue fly fell into the snare, and... Select British Classics - Page 701804Full view - About this book
| Sarah Louise Arnold, Charles Benajah Gilbert - Readers - 1898 - 344 pages
...returned, and when he found all Ms arts vain he began to destroy the new web without mercy. This brought on another battle, and, contrary to my expectations,...laborious spider became conqueror, and fairly killed its antagonist. Now, then, in peaceful possession of what was its own, it waited three days with the... | |
| Washington Irving - 1903 - 414 pages
...and when he found all arts in vain, began to demolish the new web without 15 mercy. This brought on another battle, and, contrary to my expectations,...own, it waited three days with the utmost impatience, 20 repairing the breaches of its web, and taking no sustenance that I could perceive. At last, however,... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1903 - 302 pages
...returned ; and when he found all arts vain, began to demolish the new web without mercy. This brought on another battle, and, contrary to my expectations,...was justly its own, it waited three days with the The utmost patience, repairing the breaches of its Spider web, and taking no sustenance that I could... | |
| Washington Irving - 1903 - 336 pages
...; and when he found all arts iu vain, began to demolish the new web without mercy. This brought on another battle, and, contrary to my expectations,...became conqueror, and fairly killed his antagonist. 15 " Now, then, in peaceable possession of what was justly its own, it waited three days with the utmost... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1914 - 434 pages
...returned ; and when he found all arts vain, began to demolish the new web without mercy. This brought on another battle, and, contrary to my expectations,...justly its own, it waited three days with the utmost patience, repairing the breaches of its web, and taking no sustenance that I could perceive. At last,... | |
| Franklin Benjamin Dyer, Mary J. Brady - Readers - 1918 - 424 pages
...and then finding all its arts vain, it began to destroy the new web without mercy. This brought on another battle, and, contrary to my expectations,...laborious spider became conqueror and fairly killed its antagonist. Now, then, in peaceful possession of what was its own, it waited three days with the... | |
| David Sinclair Burleson - English language - 1925 - 440 pages
...and then finding all its arts vain, it began to destroy the new web without mercy. This brought on another battle, and, contrary to my expectations,...laborious spider became conqueror and fairly killed its antagonist. Now, then, in peaceful possession of what was its own, it waited three days with the... | |
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