| Emma J. Todd - 1896 - 522 Seiten
...labors of the little animal, I had the good fortune then to prevent its destruction, and I may say it more than paid me by the entertainment it afforded....In three days the web was with incredible diligence completed; nor could I avoid thinking that the insect seemed to exult in its new abode. It frequently... | |
| David Josiah Brewer, Edward Archibald Allen, William Schuyler - 1900 - 464 Seiten
...labors of the little animal, I had the good fortune then to prevent its destruction; and I may say it more than paid me by the entertainment it afforded....In three days the web was with incredible diligence completed; nor could I avoid thinking that the insect seemed to exult in its new abode. It frequently... | |
| Oliver Goldsmith - 1903 - 302 Seiten
...labours of the little animal, I had the good fortune then to prevent its destruction; and, I may say, it more than paid me by the entertainment it afforded....three days the web was, with incredible diligence, completed ; nor could I avoid thinking, that the insect seemed to exult in its new abode. It frequently... | |
| 1911 - 202 Seiten
...labors of the little animal, I had the good fortune then to prevent its destruction, and, I may say, it more than paid me by the entertainment it afforded....In three days the web was with incredible diligence completed; nor could I avoid thinking that the insect seemed to exult in its new abode. It frequently... | |
| Ina Capitola Emery - 1915 - 520 Seiten
...frequently levelled her fatal broom against the labors of the little animal, it evaded her and repaid me by the entertainment it afforded. "In three days the web was, with incredible diligence, completed. As I watched it, I could but think that the insect exulted in its new abode. It frequently... | |
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