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• In January, 1606, a mighty whale came up the Thames within eight miles of London, whose body, seen divers times above water, was judged to be longer than the largest ship on the river; " but when she tasted the fresh water and scented the Land, she returned into the sea." - "The Complete Essays of C. D. Warner", Charles Dudley Warner.
• So, being strong against tides, as some old poet says of the whale, Miss Prince descended the stairs calmly, and advised Priscilla to put off the special work that had been planned until still later in the week. - "A Country Doctor and Selected Stories and Sketches", Sarah Orne Jewett.
• Many a time had he brought his boat up to the side of a whale when the seas were running high, and when it would have appeared that a small boat could not have lived, much less fight the greatest, strongest beast to be found on all this earth. - "Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812", James Barnes.