"Fair was this yonge wyf, and ther-with-al As any wesele hir body gent and smal."

"Night-wand’ring weasels shriek to see him there; They fright him, yet he still pursues his fear."

"A weasel hath not such a deal of spleen As you are toss’d with."

"I can suck melancholy out of a song as a weasel sucks eggs."

"As quarrelous as the weasel."

"“Weasels—and stoats—and foxes—and so on. They’re all right in a way—I’m very good friends with them—pass the time of …"

"Yon otter, sleek-wet, black, lithe as a leech."

"Why, she’s neither fish nor flesh; a man knows not where to have her."

"I ain't had a bite to eat since four o'clock this morning, and I'm hungry as a wolverine."