 In three days the web was with incredible diligence completed ; nor could I avoid thinking that the insect seemed to exult in its new abode. It frequently traversed it round, examined the strength of every part of it, retired into its hole, and came out...  The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith, M.B. - Pagina 68door Oliver Goldsmith - 1809Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Washington Irving - 1870 - 444 pagina’s
...insect seemed to exult in its new abode. It frequently traversed it round, examined the strength of every part of it, retired into its hole, and came...web of its own, and having probably exhausted all jits stock in former labors of this kind, came to invade the property of its neighbor. Soon, then,... | |
 | 1872 - 556 pagina’s
...insect seemed to exult in its new abode. It frequently traversed it round, and examined the strength of every part of it, retired into its hole, and came...having probably exhausted all its stock in former labours of this kind, came to invade the property of its neighbour. Soon, then, a terrible encounter... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1872 - 448 pagina’s
...insect seemed to exult in its new abode. It frequently traversed it round, examined the strength of every part of it, retired into its hole, and came...its own, and having probably exhausted all its stock lu former labors of this kind, came to invade the property of its neighbor. Soon, then, a terrible... | |
 | 1872 - 264 pagina’s
...insect seemed to exult in its new abode. It frequently traversed it round, and examined the strength of every part of it, retired into its hole, and came...enemy, however, it had to encounter was another and much larger spider, which, having no web of its own, and having probably exhausted all its stock in... | |
 | English literature - 1874 - 274 pagina’s
...traversed it round, and examined the strength of every part of it, retired into its hole, and came out frequently. The first enemy, however, it had to encounter was another and a much larger spider, who having no web of its own, and having probably exhausted its stock in former labours, came to invade... | |
 | Henry Major - 1875 - 310 pagina’s
...insect seemed to exult in its new abode. It frequently traversed it round, and examined the strength of every part of it, retired into its hole, and came...having probably exhausted all its stock in former labours of this kind, came to invade the property of its neighbour. Soon, then, a terrible encounter... | |
 | 1875 - 324 pagina’s
...seemed to exult in its new abode. 4. It frequently traversed it round, and examined the strength of every part of it, retired into its hole, and came...enemy, however, it had to encounter, was another and much larger spider, which, having no web of its own, and having probably exhausted all its stock in... | |
 | English authors - 1876 - 504 pagina’s
...insect seemed to exult in its new abode. It frequently traversed it round, examined the strength of every part of it, retired into its hole, and came...having probably exhausted all its stock in former labours of this kind, came to invade the property of its neighbour. Soon then a terrible encounter... | |
 | George Rhett Cathcart - 1876 - 452 pagina’s
...thinking that the insect seemed to rxnltiftts new abode. It frequently traversed it round, and examined of every part of it, retired into its hole, and came out very irecJ The first enemy, however, it had to encounter, was another much larger spider, which having no... | |
 | Henry Norman Hudson - 1877 - 478 pagina’s
...insect seemed to exult in its new abode. It frequently traversed it round, examined the strength of every part of it, retired into its hole, and came...having probably exhausted all its stock in former labours of this kind, came to invade the property of its neighbour. Soon then a terrible encounter... | |
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