He strips it, wing by wing of its gaudy covering; and then, with a feeling of ineffable scorn, that so wealthy a noble should go unarmed and unprotected, he dashes him to the ground, and terminates his sufferings without further scruple.

The spider, having a sting, he is compelled to fear, and consequently taught to respect.

The feelings are all perfectly natural, however, which prompt his proceedings.

The curiosity is common and innate which impels him to the inspection of the insect; and that feeling is equally a natural impulse which prompts him to the death of the spider without hesitation.

So with me--it is enough that I hate this boy, though possessed of numberless attractions of mind and person.
Shall I do him the kindness to inquire whether there be reason for the mood which prompts me to destroy him ?" "You were always too much for me, Guy, at this sort of argument, and you talk the matter over ingeniously enough, I grant; but still I am not satisfied, that a mere antipathy, without show of reason, originally induced your dislike to this young man.