 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
 | Graduated series - 1859 - 462 pages
...destroyed the other also, the 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 siirprising. I have seen it roll up its legs like a ball, and lie motionless for hours together, but... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - England - 1859 - 618 pages
...other also, its whole stock scemed entirely exhausted, and it could spin no more. The arts it mude use of to support itself, now deprived of its great means of subsistence, were indced surprising. I have scen it ^roll up its legs like a ball, and lie motionless for hours together,... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1864 - 464 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... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1864 - 664 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...approach sufficiently near, it would dart out all at ouce, and often seize its prey. " Of this life, however, it soon began to grow weary, and resolved... | |
 | Joseph Edwards Carpenter - 1866 - 236 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 - 1869 - 1502 pages
...destroyed the other also, its whole stock seemed entirely exhausted, and it could spin no more. The arts desired to have as much of Dr. Primrose's company...; friend was gone, most respectfully de- ' manded Of this life, however, it soon began to grow weary, and resolved to invade the possession of some other... | |
 | English authors - English literature - 1869 - 458 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... | |
 | 1869 - 398 pages
...When I destroyed the other also, its whole stock seemed 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 - 1869 - 404 pages
...have seen it roll up ¡is U'lis like a Iwll. and lie motionless for hoars together, but caniionily watching all the time; when a fly happened to Approach sufficiently near, 1C wuuld dart out all at uncu, and often selz ts prey. Of this life, however. It soon began to grow... | |
 | English prose literature - 1872 - 556 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... | |
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