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" as I have no means of knowing what is best to be done, I will be guided by the luck which shall attend this spider. If the insect shall make another effort to fix its thread, and shall be successful, I will venture a seventh time to try my fortune in... "
Success in Life: A Book for Young Men - Page 18
1858 - 332 pages
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Tales of a Grandfather;: Being Stories Taken from Scottish History..

Walter Scott - 1828 - 260 pages
...disappointed in what it aimed at. " Now," thought Bruce, " us I have no means of knowing what is best to be done, I will be guided by the luck which shall attend...seventh time to try my fortune in Scotland ; but if tho spider shall fail, I will go to the wars in Palestine, and never return to my native country again."...
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Tales of a Grandfather: Being Stories Taken from Scottish History, Volume 1

Walter Scott - 1828 - 298 pages
...which shall attend this spider. If the insect shall make another effort to fix its thread, and shall be successful, I will venture a seventh time to try my...in Palestine, and never return to my native country again." While Bruce was forming this resolution, the spider made another exertion with all the force...
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Tales of a Grandfather;: Being Stories Taken from Scottish History..

Walter Scott - 1828 - 258 pages
...which shall attend this spider. If the insect shall make another effort to fix its thread, and shall be successful, I will venture a seventh time to try my fortune in Scotland ; but if tho spider shall fail, I will go to the wars in Palestine, and never return to my native country again."...
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Tales of a Grandfather;: Being Stories Taken from Scottish History..

Walter Scott - 1828 - 256 pages
...native country again." While Bruce was forming this resolution, the spider made another exjerf ion with all the force it could muster, and fairly succeeded in fastening its thread on the beam which it had so often in vain attempted to reach. Bruce seeing the success of the spider,...
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The Olio, Or, Museum of Entertainment, Volume 1

1831 - 460 pages
...which shall attend this spider, if the insect shall male another effort to fix its thread, and shall be successful; I will venture a seventh time to try my...in Palestine, and never return to my native country agjiin. " While Bruce was forming this resolution, the spider made another exertion, with all the force...
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Tales of a Grandfather: Fourth Series; Being Stories Taken from ..., Volume 1

Walter Scott - 1833 - 336 pages
...t-.e left Ilia queen, with the Countess of Buchan Md others, the only castle which remained to bin will venture a seventh time to try my fortune in Scotland...in Palestine, and never return to my native country again." While Bruce was forming this resolution, the spider made another exertion with all the force...
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The Saturday Magazine ..., Volumes 4-5

1834 - 536 pages
...which shall attend this spider. If the insect shall make another effort to fix its thread, and shall be successful, I will venture a seventh time to try my...in Palestine, and never return to my native country again." and fairly succeeded in fastening its thread to the beam which it had so often in vain attempted...
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The Prose Works of Sir Walter Scott, Bart: Tales of a grandfather

Walter Scott - 1836 - 434 pages
...which shall attend this spider. If the insect shall make another effort to fix its thread, and shall be successful, I will venture a seventh time to try my...fastening its thread to the beam which it had so often in rain attempted to reach. Bruce, seeing the success of the spider, resolved to try his own fortune ;...
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Tales of a Grandfather: Scotland

Walter Scott - 1836 - 416 pages
...which shall attend this spider. If the insect shall make another effort to fix its thread, and shall be successful, I will venture a seventh time to try my...could muster, and fairly succeeded in fastening its I thread to the beam which it had so often in vain attempted to reach. Bruce, seeing the success of...
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The Obligation and Extent of Humanity to Brutes: Principally Considered with ...

William Youatt - 1839 - 238 pages
...in the object at which I aimed. I'll see how he gets on in his seventh attempt, and, if he succeeds, I will venture a seventh time to try my fortune in Scotland. If he fails, I'll to the wars in Palestine, and my native country shall never see me again.' " I am...
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