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

John Henry Newman

The Spirit spake, clear as in Israel.

Glowed like the arbutus or beech of the Umbrian hills.

Passionate as the Hun.

Sagacious as the Roman.

Sears like a brand.

Shrivel, like leaves when summer’s green recedes.