 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 - Pagina 711804Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | English literature - 1874 - 274 pagina’s
...for upon a single fly it subsisted for a week. I once put a wasp into the nest ; but when the spider came out in order to seize it as usual, upon perceiving what kind of enemy it had to deal with, it instantly broke all the bands that held it fast, and contributed all... | |
 | George Rhett Cathcart - 1876 - 452 pagina’s
...a single fly it subsisted for more than a week. 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 deil with, it instantly broke all the bands that held it fast, and contributed all that lay in' its... | |
 | William Torrey Harris, Andrew Jackson Rickoff, Mark Bailey - 1878 - 286 pagina’s
...a single fly it subsisted for more than a week. I once put a wasp into the net; but when the spider came out in order to seize it as usual, upon perceiving...its power to disengage so formidable an antagonist. 7. I had now a mind to try how many cobwebs a single spider could furnish; wherefore I destroyed this,... | |
 | H.J. Infield - 1879 - 256 pagina’s
...a single fly it subsisted for more than a week. I once put a wasp into the net; but when the spider came out in order to seize it as usual, upon perceiving...its power to disengage so formidable an antagonist. 7. I had now a mind to try how many cobwebs a single spider could furnish; wherefore I destroyed this,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1881 - 780 pagina’s
...single fly it subsisted for more than a week. I once put a wasp into the net ; but when the spider came out in order to seize it as usual, upon perceiving...disengage so formidable an antagonist. When the wasp was a,. liberty, I expected the spider would have set about repairing the breaches that were made in its... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1881 - 952 pagina’s
...single fly it subsisted for more than a week. I once put a wasp into the net ; but whan the spider came out in order to seize it as usual, upon perceiving...disengage so formidable an antagonist When the wasp was set at liberty, I expected the spider would have set about repairing the breaches that were made in... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1882 - 966 pagina’s
...single fly it subsisted for more than a week. I once put a wasp into the net ; but when the spider came out in order to seize it as usual, upon perceiving...disengage so formidable an antagonist When the wasp was set at liberty, I expected the spider would have set about repairing the breaches that were made in... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1882 - 714 pagina’s
...single fly it subsisted tor more than a week. I once put a wasp into the net ; but when the spider hicket of water willows, and remained closely concealed all day. As soon as the night todeal with, it instantly broke all the bands that held it fast, and contributed all that lay in its... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1884 - 784 pagina’s
...I once put a wasp into the net; but when the spider came out in order to seize it as usual, upon i perceiving what kind of an enemy it had to deal with,...disengage so formidable an antagonist. When the wasp was a. liberty, I expected the spider would have set about repairing the breaches that were made in its... | |
 | Charles Joseph Barnes - 1884 - 514 pagina’s
...when it was fairly entangled in this manner, it was seized and dragged into the hole. spider came out to seize it as usual, upon perceiving what kind of...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 have set about... | |
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