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 - Seite 438herausgegeben von - 1845Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Washington Irving - 1854 - 396 Seiten
...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...a ball, and lie motionless for hours together, but can tiously watching all the time : when a fly happened to approach sufficiently near, it would dart... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1854 - 536 Seiten
...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...means of subsistence, were indeed surprising. I have 62 THE BEE. no. iv. seen it roll up its legs like a ball, and lie motionless for hours togcther, but... | |
| James Rennie - 1855 - 294 Seiten
...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...motionless for hours together, but cautiously watching ail the time ; when a fly happened to approach sufficiently near, it would dart out all at once, and... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1856 - 604 Seiten
...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 - 1856 - 448 Seiten
...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... | |
| Half hours - 1856 - 444 Seiten
...exhausted, and it could spin no more The arts it made use -of to support itself, now deprived of ite great means of subsistence, were indeed surprising....hours together, but cautiously watching all the time ; wheu a fly happened to approach sufficiently near, it would dart out all at once, and often seize... | |
| Half hours - 1856 - 676 Seiten
...support itself, now deprived of it ^ great means of subsiatence, were indeed surprising. I have scon it roll up its legs like a ball, and lie motionless for hours together, but cautiously watehing all the time ; when a fly happened to approach sufficiently near, it would dart out all at... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1857 - 610 Seiten
...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... | |
| Washington Irving - 1858 - 336 Seiten
...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... | |
| Alexander Winton Buchan - 1859 - 362 Seiten
...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...for hours together, but cautiously watching all the tune; when a fly happened to approach sufficiently near, it would dart out all at once, and often seize... | |
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