 ... 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
 | David Josiah Brewer - 1900 - 4190 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...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 - 1901 - 541 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...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... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1903 - 296 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...changed its skin and got a new set of legs. I have I sometimes plucked off a leg, which grew again in two orj three days. At first it dreaded my approach... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1903 - 374 pagina’s
...sally out at once, but very patiently waits till it is sure of them ; for, 30 upon his immediately approaching, the terror of his appearance might give...strength, and then he becomes a certain and easy conquest. ANECDOTES OF A SPIDER 213 " The insect I am now describing lived three years ; every year it changed... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1903 - 281 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...all its strength, and then he becomes a certain and an easy conquest. The insect I am now describing lived three years; every year it changed its skin,... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1903 - 303 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...get loose ; the manner, then, is to wait patiently, 20 till, by ineffectual and impotent struggles, the captive has wasted all its strength, and then he... | |
 | Kate O'Neill - 1906 - 192 pagina’s
...begin with a capital letter. 1. — My brother had, in 1720 or 1721, begun to print a newspaper. 2. — The insect I am now describing lived three years ;...year it changed its skin and got a new set of legs. 3. — Ninety years ago it could hardly be said that such a thing as American literature was in existence.... | |
 | 1911 - 186 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...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... | |
 | 1911 - 186 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...loose ; the manner then is to wait patiently till, by ineffectn171 al and impotent struggles, the captive has wasted all its strength, and then it becomes... | |
 | 1898
...expedition had 'been sent by the sovereigns to seek the Indies. It is not work that kills men ; it is worry. The insect I am now describing lived three years ;...year it changed its skin and got a new set of legs. The first work that he had to do was to conquer the English thoroughly ; and you must know that this... | |
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