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Frank J. Wilstach, comp. A Dictionary of Similes. 1916.

Charles James Lever

Bawl like a boatswain of a man-of-war.

Black as the king of Ashantee.

As certainly as the thunder-crash follows the lightning.

A laugh like a suffocating wheeze.

The pursuit was like Jacob’s ladder—if it did lead to heaven it was certainly an awfully long journey, and very hard on one’s legs.

Lakes … shining like polished mirrors.

Stiff as a ramrod.

Strong as a jail.

Twisting like a serpent.

A voice like the fourth string of a violoncello.

Something like the voice of a frog with a quinsy.