 ... of its web, and taking no 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 to be too strong for...  The Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith.. - Страница 206написао/ла Oliver Goldsmith - 1806Пуни преглед - О овој књизи
 | 1788 - 404 страница
...cobweb. I muft own I was greatly furprized when I faw the fpider immediately fally out, and in lefs than a minute weave a new net round its captive, by which the motionof its wings was flopped, and when it was fairly hampered in this manner, it was feized and dragged... | |
 | 1804 - 174 страница
...returned, and when he found all arts vain, began to demolish the new web _ without mercy. This brought en another battle, and, contrary to my expectations,...lived, in a precarious state, and nature seemed to have filled it for such a life, for upon a single fly it subsisted for more than a week. I once put a wasp... | |
 | 1770 - 790 страница
...cobweb. I m'.ift own I was greatly furprifcd when I faw the fpider immediately fally out, and hi lefs than a minute weave a new net round its captive, by which the motion of its wings was flopped, and when it was fairly hampered in this manner, it was ieized and dragged into the hole. .... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1812 - 492 страница
...much as possible, but it seemed to be too strong for the cobweb. I must own I was greatly surprised when I saw the spider immediately sally out, and in...round its captive, by which the motion of its wings wasstopped, and when it was fairly hampered in this manner, it was seized, and dragged into the hole.... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1820 - 514 страница
...much as possible, but it seemed to be too strong for the cobweb. I must own I was greatly surprised when I saw the spider immediately sally out, and in less than a. minute weave a new net around its captive, by which the motion of its wings^as stopped, and when it was fairly hampered in... | |
 | 1821 - 384 страница
...much as possible, but it seemed to be too strong for the cobweb. I must own I was greatly surprised when I saw the spider immediately sally out, and in less than a minute weave a new net around its captive, by which the motion of its wings was stopped, and when it was fairly hampered in... | |
 | 1835 - 430 страница
...as possible, but it seemed to be foo strong for the cobweb. I SIR, must own I was greatly surprised when I saw the spider immediately sally out, and in...it was seized, and dragged into the hole. In this maner it lived, in a precarious state ; and nature seemed to have fitted it for such a life, for upon... | |
 | 1835 - 432 страница
...as possible, but it seemed to be too strong for the cobweb. I Sim, must own I was greatly surprised when I saw the spider immediately sally out, and in less than a minute weave a new net round ita captive, by w,hich the motion of its wings was stopped ; and, when it was fairly hampered in this... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1837 - 614 страница
...much as possible, but it seemed to be too strong for the cobweb. I must own I was greatly surprised when I saw the spider immediately sally out, and in...manner, it was seized, and dragged into the hole. Ill this manner it lived, in a precarious state, and nature seemed to have fitted it for such a life... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1838 - 544 страница
...much as possible, but it seemed to be too strong for the cobweb. I must own I was greatly surprised j j L ǧ &{ l & k AC SZu j; Hp ^ \ C *T,s cܸ. U G & ) , G l j and, when it was fairly hampered in this manner, it was seized, and dragged into the hole. In this... | |
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