 ... 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 - Pagina 711804Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | George Rhett Cathcart - 1876 - 426 pagina’s
...the captive has wasted all his strength, and then he becomes a certain and easy conquest. The iusect I am now describing lived three years ; every year it changed its skin, and got a new set of legs. At first it dreaded my approach to its web ; but at last it became so familiar as to take a fly out... | |
 | 1877 - 182 pagina’s
...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... | |
 | George Rhett Cathcart - 1877 - 426 pagina’s
...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... | |
 | London readers - 1878
...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...year it changed its skin, and got a new set of legs. At first it dreaded my approach to its web ; but at last it became so familiar as to take a fly out... | |
 | Albert Newton Raub - 1878 - 416 pagina’s
...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. 7. The insect I am now describing lived three years ; every... | |
 | William Torrey Harris, Andrew Jackson Rickoff, Mark Bailey - 1878 - 248 pagina’s
...another's web for three days, and, at length having killed the defendant, actually took possession. 10. The insect I am now describing lived three years;...year it changed its skin, and got a new set of legs. At first it dreaded my approach to its web; but at last it became so familiar as to take a fly out... | |
 | George Rhett Cathcart - 1878 - 426 pagina’s
...does 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...sufficient to get loose; the manner, then is to wait paticntly till, by ineffectual and impotent struggles, the captive has wasted all his strength, and... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1881
...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...impotent struggles, the captive has wasted all its fttrength, and then he becomes a certain and easy conquest. " The insect I am now describing lived... | |
 | John Dryden, Oliver Goldsmith - 1882
...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 XI.] his strength, and then he becomes a certain and easy conquest. The insect I am now describing... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1882
...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...sufficient to get loose ; the manner, then, is to \vait patiently, till, by ineffectual and impotent struggles, the captive has wasted all its strength,... | |
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