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

W. S. Downey

Children are like beggars; often coming without being called.

Strong drinks are like wars, making cripples of some men, and sending others to the grave.

As a mushroom is among roses, so is a shrew in a costly establishment.

Scolding wives, like bad clocks, are seldom in order.

Beautiful peaches are not always the best flavored; neither are handsome women the most amiable.