 | English literature - 1804 - 174 pages
...of industry, is the most stupid insect imaginable, languishes for a time in solitude, and soon dies. Of all the solitary insects I have ever remarked, the spider is 'the most sagacious, and its actions, to n1e, who have attentively considered them, seem almost to exceed belief. This insect is... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 492 pages
...of industry, is the most stupid insect imaginable, languishes for a time in solitude, and soon dies. Of all the solitary insects I have ever remarked, the spider is the most sagacious, and its actions to me, who have attentively considered them, seem almost to exceed belief. This insect is formed... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 350 pages
...of industry, is the most stupid insect imaginable, languishes for a time in solitude, and soon dies. Of all the solitary insects I have ever remarked, the spider is the most sagacious, and its actions to me, who have attentively considered them, seem almost to exceed belief. This insect is formed... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English essays - 1820 - 514 pages
...of industry, is the most stupid insect imaginable, languishes for a time in solitude, and soon dies. Of all the solitary insects I have ever remarked, the spider is the most sagacious, and its actions, to me, who have attentively considered them, seem almost to exceed belief. This insect is... | |
 | British prose literature - 1821 - 384 pages
...of industry, is the most stupid insect imaginable, languishes for a time in solitude, and soon dies. Of all the solitary insects I have ever remarked, the spider is the most sagacious, and its actions, to me, who have attentively considered them, seem almost to exceed belief. This insect is... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1825 - 440 pages
...of industry, is the most stupid insect imaginable, languishes for a time in solitude, and soon dies. Of all the solitary insects I have ever remarked, the spider is the most sagacious ; and its actions, to me who have attentively considered them, seem almost to exceed belief. This insect is formed... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1830 - 544 pages
...most «tupid insect imaginable, languishes for a time in solitude, and soon dies. Of all the soSftTy day ; Those matted woods where birds forget to sing, But silent bats in actions, to me who have attentively considered them, seem almost to exceed belief. This insect is formed... | |
 | English literature - 1835 - 432 pages
...of industry, is the most stupid insect imaginable, languishes fur a time in solitude, and soon dies. Of all the solitary insects I have ever remarked^ the spider is the most sagacious ; and its actions, to me who have attentively considered them, seem almost to exceed belief. This insect is formed... | |
 | 1835 - 430 pages
...of industry, is the most stupid insect imaginable, languishes fur a time in solitude, and soon dies. Of all the solitary insects I have ever remarked, the spider is the most sagacious ; and its actions, to me who have attentively considered them, seem almost to exceed belief. This insect is formed... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English literature - 1839 - 550 pages
...of industry, is the most stupid insect imaginable, languishes for a time in solitude, and soon dies. who maintain the cause of literature, endeavour to prove their usefulness, from the impossi actions, to me who have attentively considered them, seem almost to exceed belief. This insect is formed... | |
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Of all the solitary insects I have ever remarked, the spider is the most sagacious, and its actions to me, who have attentively considered them, seem almost to exceed belief. This insect is formed by Nature for a state of war, not only upon other insects,... 
