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

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

John Hay


Dreadful as a gathering storm.	1
Joyous, like a rising star.	2
The little man skimmed down the hill, Like a swallow down the wind.	3
Wine is like rain: when it falls on the mire it but makes it the fouler, But when it strikes the good soil it wakes it to beauty and bloom.	4