"Spinstress" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... feels satisfied when, after passing and repassing from spoke to spoke, she finishes her spiral, is beyond a doubt: the work achieved ensures her food for a few days to come. But, in this particular case, the vanity of the spinstress has naught to say to the matter: the strong silk zigzag is added to impart greater ...
— The Wonders of Instinct • J. H. Fabre |
