 At last, however, a large blue fly fell into the snare, and struggled hard to get loose. The spider gave it leave to entangle itself as much as possible, but it seemed to be too strong for the cobweb.  Dwight's American Magazine - Page 438edited by - 1845Full view - About this book
 | Emma J. Todd - 1896 - 522 pages
...last, however, a large blue fly fell into the snare, and struggled hard to get loose. The spider gave it leave to entangle itself as much as possible, but it seemed to be too strong for the cobweb. I must own I was greatly surprised when I saw the spider immediately sally out, and in... | |
 | Sarah Louise Arnold, Charles Benajah Gilbert - Readers - 1898 - 344 pages
...last, however, a large blue fly fell into the snare, and struggled hard to get loose. The spider gave it leave to entangle itself as much as possible, but it seemed to be too strong for the cobweb. I once put a wasp into the nest, but when the spider came out to seize it as usual, upon... | |
 | David Josiah Brewer, Edward Archibald Allen, William Schuyler - American essays - 1900 - 464 pages
...last, however, a large blue fly fell into the snare, and struggled hard to get loose. The spider gave it leave to entangle itself as much as possible, but it seemed to be too strong for the cobweb. I must own I was greatly surprised when I saw the spider immediately sally out, and in... | |
 | George Rhett Cathcart - American literature - 1901 - 572 pages
...seemed to have fitted it for such a life ; for upon a single fly it subsisted for more than a week. 1 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... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1903 - 310 pages
...last, however, a large blue fly fell into the snare, and struggled hard to get loose. The spider gave it leave to entangle itself as much as possible, but it seemed to be too strong for the cobweb. I must own I was greatly surprised when I saw the spider immediately sally out, and in... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1903 - 336 pages
...large blue fly fell into the snare, and struggled hard to get loose. The spider gave it leave to 120 entangle itself as much as possible, but it seemed to be too strong for the cobweb. I must own I was greatly surprised when I saw the spider immediately sally out, and in... | |
 | English language - 1911 - 202 pages
...last, however, a large blue fly fell into the snare, and struggled hard to get loose. The spider gave it leave to entangle itself as much as possible, but it seemed to be too strong for the cobweb. I must own I was greatly surprized when I saw the spider immediately sally out, and in... | |
 | English language - 1911 - 200 pages
...seemed to have fitted it for such a life, for upon a single fly it subsisted for more than a week. 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... | |
 | Franklin Benjamin Dyer, Mary J. Brady - Readers - 1918 - 424 pages
...last, however, a large blue fly fell into the snare and struggled hard to get loose. The spider gave it leave to entangle itself as much as possible, but it seemed to be too strong for the cobweb. I must own I was greatly surprised when I saw the spider immediately sally out, and in... | |
 | David Sinclair Burleson - English language - 1925 - 440 pages
...last, however, a large blue fly fell into the snare and struggled hard to get loose. The spider gave it leave to entangle itself as much as possible, but it seemed to be too strong for the cobweb. I must own, I was greatly surprised when I saw the spider immediately sally out, and in... | |
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