 | 1925 - 596 pages
...moonshine, is't not so? Tho. Yes, sir, i'the water. (m, ii, 54-57) Tho. They write here one Cornelius-Son Hath made the Hollanders an invisible Eel, To swim...Dunkirk, and sink all The shipping there. Pennyboy, Jun. But how is't done! Cym. I'll shew you, sir. It is an automa, runs under water, With a snug nose,... | |
 | 1916 - 806 pages
...seems singularly appropriate to modern naval tactics : — Thomas. They write here one Cornelius-Son Hath made the Hollanders an invisible eel To swim...haven at Dunkirk and sink all The shipping there. Pennybotj, Jr. But how is't done? Cymbal. I'll show you, Sir. It is automa, runs under water With a... | |
 | 1916 - 894 pages
...Staple of News," represents one of his characters as saying: "They write here, one Cornelius-son Jiath made the Hollanders an invisible eel, to swim the haven at Dunkirk and sink all the shipping there." "But how is it done?" asks another character. "I'll show you, sir," interposes a third. "It is an automa,... | |
 | 1904 - 678 pages
...drawn attention to Ben Jonson's 'Staple of News,' which contains the following dialogue : — Barber. They write here one Cornelius Son hath made the Hollanders an invisible eel, to swim the haven of Dunkirk, and sink all the shipping there. Pennybou. But how is 't done? Cymbal. I '11 show you,... | |
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I'll show you sir. It is an automa runs under water with a snug nose and has a nimble tail, made like an auger, with which tail she wriggles betwixt the costs (ribs) of a ship, and sinks it straight. 
