Frank J. Wilstach, comp. A Dictionary of Similes. 1916.
Pursuit
The pursuit was like Jacob’s ladder—if it did lead to heaven it was certainly an awfully long journey, and very hard on one’s legs.
—Charles James Lever
Frank J. Wilstach, comp. A Dictionary of Similes. 1916.
The pursuit was like Jacob’s ladder—if it did lead to heaven it was certainly an awfully long journey, and very hard on one’s legs.
—Charles James Lever