 | English literature - 1804 - 174 pages
...all its stock in former labours of this kind, came to invade the property of its neighbour. Soon then a terrible encounter ensued, in which the invader...the victor using every art to draw the enemy from his strong hold. He seemed to go off, but quickly returned, and when he found all arts vain, began... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 492 pages
...all its stock in former labours of this kind, came to invade the property of its neighbour. Soon then a terrible encounter ensued, in which the invader...the victor using every art to draw the enemy from his strong hold. He seemed to go off, but quickly returned, and when he found all arts vain, began... | |
 | English literature - 1770 - 790 pages
...terrible encounter enfued, in which the invader feemed to have the vittory, and the laborious fpider was obliged to take refuge in its hole-. Upon this I perceived the viftor uling every art to draw the enemy from his (bong hold. He feemed to go off, but quickly returned,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 350 pages
...all its stock in former labors of this kind, came to invade the property of its neighbor. Soon then a terrible encounter ensued, in which the invader...the victor using every art to draw the enemy from his strong hold. He seemed to go off, but quickly returned, and when he found all arts vain, began... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English essays - 1820 - 514 pages
...all its stock in former labours of this kind, came to invade the property of its neighbour. Soon then a terrible encounter ensued, in which the invader seemed to have the victory, ,ind tbe laborious spider was obliged to take refuge in his hole. Upon this I perceived the victor... | |
 | British prose literature - 1821 - 384 pages
...its stock in former labours of this kind, came to invade the "property of its neighbour. Soon then a terrible encounter ensued, in which the invader...the laborious spider was obliged to take refuge in his hole. Upon this I perceived the victor- using every art to draw the enemy from his strong hold.... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English literature - 1825 - 448 pages
...its stock in former labours of this kind, came to invade the property of its neighbour. Soon, then, a terrible encounter ensued, in which the invader...the victor using every art to draw the enemy from his strong hold. He seemed to go off, but quickly returned ; and when he found all arts vain, began... | |
 | James Rennie - Insects - 1829 - 342 pages
...all its stock in former labours of this kind, came to invade the property of its neighbour. Soon then a terrible encounter ensued, in which the invader...victor using every art to draw the enemy from its strong hold. He seemed to go off, but quickly returned ; but when he found all arts vain, he began... | |
 | Working class - 1831 - 186 pages
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Soon, then, a terrible encounter ensued, in which the invader seemed to have the victory, and the laborious spider -was obliged to take refuge in its hole. 
