 I had now a mind to try how many cobwebs a single spider could furnish, wherefore I destroyed this, and the insect set about another. When I destroyed the other also, its whole stock seemed entirely exhausted, and it could spin no more. The arts it made...  Dwight's American Magazine - Page 438edited by - 1845Full view - About this book
 | English literature - 1804 - 174 pages
...destroyed the other also, its whole stock seemed entirely exhausted, and it could spin no more. The arts it made use of to support itself, now deprived of...would dart out all at once, and often seize its prey. Of this life, however, it soon began to grow weary, and resolved to invade the possession of some other... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 492 pages
...destroyed the other also, its whole stock seemed entirely exhausted, and it could spin no more. The arts it made use of to support itself, now deprived of...hours together, but cautiously watching all the time j when a fly happened to approach sufficiently near, it would dart out all at once, and often seize... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 350 pages
...destroyed the other also, its whole stock seemed entirely exhausted, and it could spin no more. The arts it made use of to support itself, now deprived of...subsistence, were indeed surprising. I have seen it roll up-its legs like a ball, and lie motionless for hours together, but cautiously watching all the time... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1812 - 492 pages
...destroyed the other also, its whole stock seemed entirely exhausted, and it could spin no more. The arts it made use of to support itself, now deprived of...would dart out all at once, and often seize its prey, Of this life, however, it soon began to grow weary, and resolved to invade the possession of some other... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English essays - 1820 - 514 pages
...also, its whole stock seemed entirely exhausted, and it could spin no more. The arts it made use 6f to support itself, now deprived of its great means...were indeed surprising. I have seen it roll up its logs like a ball, and lie motionless for hours together, but cautiously watching all the time; when... | |
 | British prose literature - 1821 - 384 pages
...destroyed the other also, its whole stock seemed entirely exhausted, and it could spin no more. The arts it made use of to support itself, now deprived of...would dart out all at once, and often seize its prey. Of this life, however, it soon began to grow weary, and resolved to invade the possession of some other... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English literature - 1825 - 448 pages
...destroyed the other also, its whole stock seemed entirely exhausted, and it could spin no more. The arts it made use of to support itself, now deprived of...would dart out all at once, and often seize its prey. Of this life, however, it soon began to grow weary, and resolved to invade the possession of some other... | |
 | James Rennie - Insects - 1829 - 342 pages
...destroyed the other also, its whole stock seemed entirely exhausted, and it could spin no more. The arts it made use of to support itself, now deprived of...would dart out all at once, and often seize its prey. . "Of this life, however, it soon began to grow weary, and resolved to invade the possession of some... | |
 | James Rennie, John Obadiah Westwood - Insects - 1833 - 302 pages
...destroyed the other also, its whole stock seemed entirely exhausted, and it could spin no more. The arts it made use of to support itself, now 'deprived of its great means of subsistence, were indeed stirprising ; I have seen it roll up its legs like a ball, and lie motionless for hours together, but... | |
 | English literature - 1835 - 432 pages
...destroyed the other also, its whole stock seemed entirely exhausted, and it could spin no more. The arts it made use of to support itself, now deprived of...near, it would dart out all at once, and often seize it prey. Of this life, however, it soon began to grow weary, and resolved to invade the possession... | |
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