Our disputants put me in mind of the cuttle-fish, that when he is unable to extricate… — Joseph Addison

Our disputants put me in mind of the cuttle-fish, that when he is unable to extricate himself, blackens all the water about him till he becomes invisible.

The Spectator · 1712
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Addison, Joseph. The Spectator. London, 5 Sept. 1712, no. 476.