 Now then, in peaceable possession of what was justly its own, it waited three days with the utmost impatience, repairing the breaches of its web, and taking no sustenance that I could perceive. At last, however, a large blue fly fell into the snare, and...  Essays and The Bee - Pagina 101door Oliver Goldsmith - 1820Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1841 - 548 pagina’s
...breaches 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 The insect I am now describing lived three years ; every year it changed its skin, and got a new set... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1845 - 550 pagina’s
...perceive. j At last, however, a large blue fly fell into the snare, and struggled bard to get loom. The spider gave it leave to entangle itself as much...possible, but it seemed to be too strong for the cobweb. I roust own I was greatly surprised when I saw the spider immediately sally out, and in less than a minute... | |
 | Theodore Dwight - 1845 - 846 pagina’s
...the breaches of its w< b, and taking, as I could perceive, no sustenance. At last a large bluebottle fell into the snare, and struggled hard to get loose. The spider gare it leave to entangle itself as much as possible, but it seemed to be too strong for its cobweb.... | |
 | Half hours - 1847 - 580 pagina’s
...breaches 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...sally out, and in less than a minute weave a new net round its captive, by which the motion of its wings was stopped, and when it was fairly hampered in... | |
 | 1852 - 788 pagina’s
...breaches 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...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... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1847 - 558 pagina’s
...taking no sustenance that I could perceive, it lust, however, a large blue fly fell into the snare, nd in the first, regardless of the latter. n I was greatly surprised when I saw the spider liately sally out, and in less than a minute ive a... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith, Sir James Prior - 1850 - 602 pagina’s
...breaches of its web, and taking no sustenance that I couloHpferceive. At last, however, a large blue fly fell into the snare, and struggled hard to get...sally out, and in less than a minute weave a new net round its captive, by which the motion of its wings was stopped, and when it was fairly hampered in... | |
 | 1850 - 790 pagina’s
...breaches 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...sally out, and in less than a minute weave a new net round its captive, by which the motion of its wings was stopped ; and, when it was fairly hampered... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1851 - 400 pagina’s
...breaches 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...sally out, and in less than a minute weave a new net round its captive, by which the motion of its wings was stopped ; and, when it was fairly hampered... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1851 - 402 pagina’s
...breaches 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...sally out, and in less than a minute weave a new net round its captive, by which the motion of its wings was stopped ; and, when it was fairly hampered... | |
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