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
| Albert Newton Raub - 1878 - 444 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. 6. Of this life, however, it soon began -to grow weary, and resolved to invade the possession of some... | |
| London readers - 1878 - 344 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...subsistence, were indeed surprising. I have seen it roll up SIXTH READER. its legs like a ball, and lie motionless for hours together, but cautiously watching... | |
| H.J. Infield - 1879 - 256 Seiten
...destroyed the other also, its whole stock seemed entirely exhausted, and it could spin no more. 8. The arts it made use of to support itself, now deprived of...would dart out all at once, and often seize its prey. 9. Of this life, however, it soon began to grow weary, and resolved to invade the possession of some... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1881 - 514 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 - 1881 - 952 Seiten
...destroyed the other also, its whole stock seemed entirely exhausted, and it could spin no more. The artt it made use of to support itself, now deprived of its great meant) of subsistence, were indeed surprising. I hare seen it roll up its legs like a ball, and lie... | |
| John Dryden, Oliver Goldsmith - 1882 - 314 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 - 1882 - 966 Seiten
...whole stock oeemed entirely exhausted, and it could spin no more. The urts ANECDOTES OF A 6PIDEB. 237 it made use of to support itself, now deprived of...watching all the time : when a fly happened to approach ufficiently near, it would dart out all at once, and often seize its " Of this life, however, it soon... | |
| Washington Irving - 1882 - 714 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...great means of subsistence, were indeed surprising. 1 have seen it roll up its legs like a ball, and lie motionless for hours together, but cautiously... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1859 - 592 Seiten
...destroyed the other also, its whole stock scemed 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 indced surprising. I have scen it roll up its legs like a ball, and lie motionless for hours together,... | |
| Charles Joseph Barnes, J. Marshall Hawkes - 1884 - 516 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... | |
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