 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...  An elementary Indian reader - Page 150by sir Arthur Naylor Wollaston - 1877Full view - About this book
 | English literature - 1804 - 174 pages
...stock seemed 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...sufficiently near, it 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... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1806 - 492 pages
...stock seemed 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...hours together, but cautiously watching all the time j when a fly happened to approach sufficiently near, it would dart out all at once, and often seize... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1809 - 350 pages
...stock seemed 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 indeed surprising. I have seen it roll up-its legs like a ball, and lie motionless for hours together, but cautiously watching all the time... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1812 - 492 pages
...stock seemed 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...sufficiently near, it 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... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English essays - 1820 - 514 pages
...stock seemed entirely exhausted, and it could spin no more. The arts it made use 6f to support itself, now deprived of its great means of subsistence, were indeed surprising. I have seen it roll up its logs like a ball, and lie motionless for hours together, but cautiously watching all the time; when... | |
 | British prose literature - 1821 - 384 pages
...stock seemed 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...sufficiently near, it 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... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1825 - 440 pages
...stock seemed 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...sufficiently near, it 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... | |
 | James Rennie - Insects - 1829 - 342 pages
...stock seemed 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...sufficiently near, it 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... | |
 | James Rennie, John Obadiah Westwood - Insects - 1833 - 302 pages
...use of to support itself, now 'deprived of its great means of subsistence, were indeed stirprising ; I have seen it roll up its legs like a ball, and lie...sufficiently near, it 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... | |
 | English literature - 1835 - 432 pages
...stock seemed 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...sufficiently near, it would dart out all at once, and often seize it prey. Of this life, however, it soon began to grow weary, and resolved to invade the possession... | |
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