 | Oliver Goldsmith - English literature - 1840 - 504 pages
...sustenance that I could perceive. At last, however, a large blue rly fell into the snare, and struggled hard to get loose. The spider gave it leave to entangle...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 - 1845 - 550 pages
...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...possible, but it seemed to be too strong for the cobweb. I roust own I was greatly surprised when I saw the spider immediately sally out, and in less than a minute... | |
 | Theodore Dwight - 1845 - 846 pages
...sustenance. At last a large bluebottle fell into the snare, and struggled hard to get loose. The spider gare it leave to entangle itself as 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... | |
 | 1852 - 788 pages
...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 it leave to entangle...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... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1847 - 558 pages
...sustenance that I could perceive, it lust, however, a large blue fly fell into the snare, nd struggled hard egardless of the latter. n I was greatly surprised when I saw the spider liately sally out, and in less than a minute ive a... | |
 | Washington Irving - Authors, English - 1851 - 402 pages
...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 it leave to entangle...I must own I was greatly surprised when I saw the 3pider immediately sally out, and in less than a minute weave a new net round its captive, by which... | |
 | Alexander Winton Buchan - 1854 - 332 pages
...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 it leave to entangle...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... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1854 - 538 pages
...I could pereeive. At last, however, a large blue fly fell into the snare, and struggled hard to gct loose. The spider gave it leave to entangle itself...immediately sally out, and in less than a minute weave a new nct round its captive, by which the motion of its wings was stopped, and when it was fairly hampered... | |
 | Theodore Alors W. Buckley - Children's literature, English - 1854 - 332 pages
...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 it leave to entangle itself as much as possible, but it seemed tobe too strong for the cobweb. I must own I was greatly surprised when I saw the spider immediately... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - Natural history - 1854 - 614 pages
...sustenance that I could perceive. At last, however, a large blue fly fell into the snare, aud struggled hard to get loose. The spider gave it leave to entangle itself as much as possible, but seemed to he too strong for the cobweb. I must own I was greatly surprised when I saw the spider immediately... | |
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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... 
