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

Earl of Dorset

Backward, like a witch’s prayers.

Deep conceits, like maggots, breed in carrion.

Wit, like fierce-claret, when’t begins to pall,
Neglected lies, as ’f of no use at all;
But, in its full perfection of decay,
Turns vinegar, and comes again in play.

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