Frank J. Wilstach, comp. A Dictionary of Similes. 1916.
Dreary
Dreary as an Asian steppe.
—Honoré de Balzac
Dreary, dull, and sad as Death.
—Eliza Cook
Dreary as an empty house.
—Gustave Flaubert
Thou goest like a dromedary, dreary and drowsy.
—John Heywood