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
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1893 - 780 pages
...destroyed the other also, its whole stock seemed entirely exhausted, and it could spin no more. The arts F M +?; 8 !WPE\ 8 c4 S I P];Gk BI 捪F~ X >W Te}R )[P #J:: #w U k - d6x Of this life, however, it soon began to grow weary, and resolved to invade the possession of some other... | |
| Emma J. Todd - 1896 - 522 pages
...destroyed the otLer 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 - 1897 - 380 pages
...whole stock seemed entirely exhausted, and it could spin no more. The arts it made use of to suppost itself, now deprived of its great means of subsistence,...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... | |
| Sarah Louise Arnold, Charles Benajah Gilbert - Readers - 1898 - 344 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... | |
| David Josiah Brewer, Edward Archibald Allen, William Schuyler - American essays - 1900 - 460 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 - 1903 - 302 pages
...other also, its whole stock Spider se emed 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... | |
| Washington Irving - 1903 - 414 pages
...seemed entirely exhausted, and it could spin no more. The arts it made use of to support itself, now 15 deprived of its great means of subsistence, were indeed...would dart out all at once, and often seize its prey. 20 " Of this life, however, it soon began to grow weary, and resolved to invade the possession of some... | |
| Washington Irving - 1903 - 336 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 legs like a ball, and lie motionless for hours to- 5 gether, but cautiously watching all the time ; when a fly happened to approach sufficiently near,... | |
| English language - 1911 - 200 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 surprizing. I have seen it roll up its legs like a ball and lie motionless for hours together, but... | |
| Franklin Benjamin Dyer, Mary J. Brady - Readers - 1918 - 424 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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