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

Ridiculous

Ridiculous as a wig on the head of Apollo.
—Anonymous

A lord without riches is like a soldier without arms—very ridiculous.
—Anonymous

Ridiculous as a lover.
—Demetrios Bikelas

As ridiculous as to venture your life for another man’s quarrel.
—Thomas Shadwell

Ridiculous as to imitate the inimitable.
—Sir Richard Steele