ANIMALS. 
Nathaniel. ... he hath never fed of the dainties that are bred in a 
book ; he hath not eat paper, as it were ; he hath not drunk ink ... he 
is only an animal only sensible in the duller parts ; 
Love’s Labour’s Lost, Act iv. Scene 2. 
HORSE. 
Puck. I jest to Oberon, and make him .smile, 
When I a fat and bean-fed horse beguile, 
Neighing in likeness of a filly foal: 
Midsummer Night’s Dream, Act ii. Scene 1. 
Benedict. I would my horse had the speed of your 
tongue; and so good a continuer : 
Much Ado about Nothing, Act i. Scene 1. 
Orlando. . . . His horses are bred better; 
for, besides that they are fair with their feeding, they 
are taught their manage, and to that end riders dearly 
hired : 
As You Like It, Act i. Scene 1. 
Portia. Ay, that’s a colt, indeed, for he doth nothing 
but talk of his horse ; 
Merchant of Venice, Act i. Scene 2. 
