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

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

Wait


Wait, Like trees fast rooted in the ground. —Anonymous	1
Wandering fires wait even on rottenness like a stray gleam of thought in an idiot’s brain. —Philip James Bailey	2
Waiting, like a lamp-post. —R. D. Blackmore	3
Thy pleasant youth, a little while withdrawn, Waits on the horizon of a brighter sky; Waits, like the morn, that folds her wings and hides Till the slow stars bring back her dawning hour; Waits, like the vanished spring, that slumbering bides Her own sweet time to waken bud and flower. —William Cullen Bryant	4
Idly wait Like lovers at the swinging gate. —Oliver Wendell Holmes	5
Waited with a frown, Like some old champion of romance, Who, having thrown his gauntlet down, Expectant leans upon his lance. —Henry W. Longfellow	6
My love is waiting like corked soda-water to fly towards her. —Barry Pain	7