(From HAMLET, PRINCE OF DENMARK, 3.2.393-399)
In act 3, scene 2, Hamlet and Polonius have the following conversation:
Hamlet. Do you see yonder cloud that's almost in shape of a camel?
Polonius. By th' mass and 'tis, like a camel indeed.
Hamlet. Methinks it is like a weasel.
Polonius. It is back'd like a weasel.
Hamlet. Or like a whale.
Polonius. Very like a whale.