1821, Sophocles, J. Savill Faucit, Œdipus, a musical drama, in three acts.

A ſnowy Feather ſpangled white he beares, To ſignifie the mildneſſe of his minde, That ſatiate with ſpoile refuſeth blood:

A whale is, loosely, maybe very loosely, a fish.

The middle movement is completely pentatonic, giving it an unusual sound.