Frank J. Wilstach, comp. A Dictionary of Similes. 1916.
Ready
Ready like a porcupine for cold weather.
—Anonymous
Ready like the golden censer for the aloes and cassia.
—Anonymous
Ready as a primed cannon.
—Thomas Carlyle
Ready as bird that sees the sprinkled corn.
—George Eliot
Ready all,
As Echo, waiting for a call.
—Thomas Moore
He stood ready for the battle like a bull that has whetted his horns.
—Pentaur
Ready as a borrower’s cap.
—William Shakespeare