John Bartlett (1820–1905). Familiar Quotations, 10th ed. 1919.
1617 William Shakespeare 1564-1616 John Bartlett
| NUMBER: | 1617 |
| AUTHOR: | William Shakespeare (1564–1616) |
| QUOTATION: | Ham. Do you see yonder cloud that ’s almost in shape of a camel? Pol. By the mass, and ’t is like a camel, indeed. Ham. Methinks it is like a weasel. Pol. It is backed like a weasel. Ham. Or like a whale? Pol. Very like a whale. |
| ATTRIBUTION: | Hamlet. Act iii. Sc. 2. [text] |
| WORKS: | William Shakespeare Collection. |