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

Solemnly

Moved as solemnly as a dowager when she condescends to complete a quadrille at the close of a ball.
—Honoré de Balzac

Solemnly as Gargellis (gargoyles) on a wall gryn and stare.
—Ruin of a Realm