 | Washington Irving - 1882 - 714 pages
...utmost patience, repairing the breaches of its web, and taking no sustenance that 1 could perceive. At last, however, a large blue fly fell into the snare,...as much as possible, but it seemed to be too strong tor the cobweb. I must own I was greatly surprised when I saw the spider immediately sally out, and... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1859 - 592 pages
...repairing the breaches of its web, and taking no sustenance that I could perceive. At last, huivever, a large blue fly fell into the snare, and struggled...leave to entangle itself as much as possible, but it scemed to be too strong for the cobweb. I must own I was greatly surprised when I saw the spider immediately... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1882 - 966 pages
...impatience, repairing the breaches of its web, and taking no sustenance that I could perceive. At lust, however, a large blue fly fell into the snare, and...struggled hard to get loose. The spider gave it leave to en tangle itself as much as possible, but it seemed to be too strong for the cobweb. I must own I was... | |
 | Charles Joseph Barnes - 1884 - 524 pages
...with the utmost impatience, repairing the breaks of its web, and taking no food 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 was greatly surprised when I saw the spider immediately sally out, and in less than a minute weave... | |
 | Charles Joseph Barnes - 1884 - 514 pages
...with the utmost impatience, repairing the breaks of its web, and taking no food 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 was greatly surprised when I saw the spider immediately sally out, and in less than a minute weave... | |
 | Charles Joseph Barnes, J. Marshall Hawkes - 1884 - 516 pages
...with the utmost impatience, repairing the breaks of its web, and taking no food 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 was greatly surprised when I saw the spider immediately sally out, and in less than a minute weave... | |
 | 1891 - 120 pages
...snare, and struggled hard to get lose. The spider gave it leave to entangle itself as much as posible, but it seemed to be too strong for the cob-web. I...greatly surprised when I saw the spider immediately saly out, and in less than a minute weave a net round its captive, by which the motion of its wings... | |
 | 1891 - 120 pages
...three days with the utmost impaoience, repairing the breeches of its webb, and taking no sustainance that I could percieve. At last, however, a large blue...fly fell into the snare, and struggled hard to get lose. The spider gave it leave to entangle itself as much as posible, but it seemed to be too strong... | |
 | George Rhett Cathcart - 1892 - 572 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,...immediately sally out, and in less than a minute weave a net round its captive, by which the motion of its wings was stopped, and when it was fairly hampered... | |
 | Sarah Louise Arnold, Charles Benajah Gilbert - 1898 - 344 pages
...with the utmost patience, repairing the breaks of its web, and taking no food that I could per. ceive. At last, however, a large blue fly fell into the snare,...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 perceiving what... | |
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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... 
