 I once put a wasp into the net ; but when the spider came out in order to seize it as usual, upon perceiving what kind of an enemy it had to deal with, it instantly broke all the bands that held it fast, and contributed all' that lay in its power to disengage...  Dwight's American Magazine - Page 438edited by - 1845Full view - About this book
 | Oliver Goldsmith - Natural history - 1854 - 614 pages
...as usual, upon perceiving what kind of an enemy it had to deal with it instantly broke all the bauds that held it fast, and contributed all that lay in...disengage so formidable an antagonist. When the wasp was set at liberty, I expected tlie spider would have set about repairing the breaches that were made in... | |
 | James Rennie - Insects - 1855 - 294 pages
...; but when the spider came out to seize it, as usual, upon perceiving what kind of an enemy it had to deal with, it instantly broke all the bands that...its power to disengage so formidable an antagonist. Wken the wasp was at liberty, I expected that the spider would set about repairing the breaches which... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1856 - 604 pages
...when the spider came out in order to seize it as usual, upon perceiving what kind of an enemy it had to deal with, it instantly broke all the bands that...antagonist. When the wasp was at liberty, I expected the spider would have set about repairing the breaches that were made in its net, but those it seems... | |
 | Half hours - 1856 - 444 pages
...when the spider came out in order to seize it as usual, upon perceiving what kind of an enemy it had to deal with, it instantly broke all the bands that...its power to disengage so formidable an antagonist. V/hen the wasp was at liberty, I expected the -spider would have set about repairing the breaches that... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1856 - 448 pages
...when the spider came out in order to seize it as usual, upon perceiving what kind of animal it had to deal with, it instantly broke all the bands that held it fast, and contributed nil tliat lay in its power to disengage so formidable an antagonist. When the wasp was at liberty,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1857 - 610 pages
...when the spider came out in order to seize it as usual, upon perceiving what kind of an enemy it had to deal with, it instantly broke all the bands that...antagonist. When the wasp was at liberty, I expected the spider would have set about repairing the breaches that were made in its net, but those it seems... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1858 - 336 pages
...when the spider came out in order to seize it as usual, upon perceiving what kind of an enemy it had to deal with, it instantly broke all the bands that...antagonist. When the wasp was at liberty, I expected the spider would have set about repairing the breaches that were made in its net ; but those, it seems,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - England - 1859 - 618 pages
...when' the spider came out in order to seize it as usual, upon perceiving what kind of an enemy it had to deal with, it instantly broke all the bands that...formidable an antagonist. When the wasp was at liberty, I expeeted the spider would have set about repairing the breaches that were made in its net, but those... | |
 | Graduated series - 1859 - 462 pages
...to seize it as usual, upon perceiving what kind of an enemv it had to deal with, it instantly hroke all the bands that held it fast, and contributed all...antagonist. ..When the wasp was at liberty, I expected the spider would have set about repairing the breaches that were made in its net ; but those, it seems,... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1864 - 464 pages
...when the spider came out in order to seize it as usual, upon perceiving what kind of an enemy it had to deal with, it instantly broke all the bands that...disengage so formidable an antagonist. When the wasp was set at liberty, I expected the spider would have set about repairing the breaches that were made in... | |
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