 | 1804 - 174 pages
...utmost impatience, repairing the breaches of its web, and taking no sustenance that I could perceive. At last, however, a large blue fly fell into the snare,...too strong for the cobweb. I must own I was greatly surprized when I saw the spider immediately sally out, and in less than a minute weave a new net round... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 492 pages
...utmost impatience, repairing the breaches of its web, and taking no sustenance that I could perceive. At last, however, a large blue fly fell into the snare,...too strong for the cobweb. I must own I was greatly surprized when I saw the spider immediately sally out, and in less than a minute weave a new net round... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1820 - 514 pages
...breaches of its web, and taking no sustenance that I could perceive. At last, however, a large bine fly fell into the snare, and struggled hard to get...sally out, and in less than a. minute weave a new net around its captive, by which the motion of its wings^as stopped, and when it was fairly hampered in... | |
 | 1821 - 384 pages
...utmost impatience, repairing the breaches of its web, and taking no sustenance that I could perceive. At last, however, a large blue fly fell into the snare,...sally out, and in less than a minute weave a new net around its captive, by which the motion of its wings was stopped, and when it was fairly hampered in... | |
 | James Rennie - 1829 - 342 pages
...the breaches of its web, and taking, as I could perceive, no sustenance. At last a large bluebottle fell into the snare, and struggled hard to get loose....much as possible, but it seemed to be too strong for its cobweb. It sallied out, and stopped the motion of the fly's wings by quickly weaving around them... | |
 | 1835 - 432 pages
...utmost impatience, repairing the breaches of its web, and taking no sustenance that I could perceive. At last, however, a large blue fly fell into the snare,...possible, but it seemed to be too strong for the cobweb. I Sim, must own I was greatly surprised when I saw the spider immediately sally out, and in less than... | |
 | 1835 - 430 pages
...utmost impatience, repairing the breaches of its web, and taking no sustenance that I could perceive. At last, however, a large blue fly fell into the snare, and struggled hard to get loose. The snider gave it leave to entangle itself as much as possible, but it seemed to be foo strong for the... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1840 - 504 pages
...breaches of its web, and taking no sustenance that I could perceive. At last, however, a large blue rly fell into the snare, and struggled hard to get loose....as much as possible, but it seemed to be too strong lor the cobweb. I must own I was greatly surprised when I saw the spider immediately sally out, and... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1841 - 548 pages
...utmost impatience, repairing the breaches of its web, and taking no sustenance that I could perceive. At last, however, a large blue fly fell into the snare, and struggled hard to get loose. The spider gave The insect I am now describing lived three years ; every year it changed its skin, and got a new set... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1845 - 550 pages
...most impatience, repairing the breaches of its web, and taking no sustenance that I could perceive. j At last, however, a large blue fly fell into the snare, and struggled bard to get loom. The spider gave it leave to entangle itself as much as possible, but it seemed to... | |
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Now then, in peaceable possession of what was justly its own, it waited three days with the utmost impatience, repairing the breaches of its web, and taking no sustenance that I could perceive. At last, however, a large blue fly fell into the snare, and... 
