 ... 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 - Pagina 701804Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | sir Arthur Naylor Wollaston - 1877 - 198 pagina’s
...much as possible but it seemed to be too strong for tbe 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... | |
 | Henry Norman Hudson - 1877 - 478 pagina’s
...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... | |
 | George Rhett Cathcart - 1877 - 454 pagina’s
...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... | |
 | London readers - 1878 - 344 pagina’s
...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... | |
 | Albert Newton Raub - 1878 - 444 pagina’s
...much as possible, but it seemed to be too strong for the eobweb. I must own I was greatly surprised when I saw the spider immediately sally out, and in...manner, it was seized, and dragged into the hole. 4. In this manner it lived, in a precarious state, and Nature seemed to have fitted it for such a life... | |
 | William Torrey Harris, Andrew Jackson Rickoff, Mark Bailey - 1878 - 280 pagina’s
...surprised when I saw the spider immediately sally out, and in less than a minute weave a new net around its captive, by which the motion of its wings was...this manner, it was seized and dragged into the hole. 6. In this manner it lived, in a precarious state ; and Nature seemed to have fitted it for such a... | |
 | William Torrey Harris, Andrew Jackson Rickoff, Mark Bailey - 1878 - 268 pagina’s
...much as possible, but it seemed to be too strong for the cobweb. 5. I must own I was greatly surprised when I saw the spider immediately sally out, and in less than a minute weave a new net around its captive, by which the motion of its wings was stopped ; and when it was fairly hampered... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1879 - 266 pagina’s
...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 ft new net round its captive, by which the motion of its wings was stopped ; and, when it was fairly... | |
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