"Nail down" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... enough one, said Flask, the carpenter here can arrange it easily. Bring it up; there's nothing else for it, said Starbuck, after a melancholy pause. Rig it, carpenter; do not look at me so — the coffin, I mean. Dost thou hear me? Rig it. And shall I nail down the lid, sir? moving his hand as with a hammer. aye. And shall I caulk the seams, sir? moving his hand as with a caulking-iron. Aye. And shall I then pay over the same with pitch, sir? moving his hand as with a pitch-pot. Away! What possesses thee to this? Make a life-buoy of the coffin, ...
— Moby-Dick • Melville |
