Charles James Lever Similes. Frank J. Wilstach, comp. 1916. A Dictionary of Similes

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

Charles James Lever


Bawl like a boatswain of a man-of-war.	1
Black as the king of Ashantee.	2
As certainly as the thunder-crash follows the lightning.	3
A laugh like a suffocating wheeze.	4
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.	5
Lakes … shining like polished mirrors.	6
Stiff as a ramrod.	7
Strong as a jail.	8
Twisting like a serpent.	9
A voice like the fourth string of a violoncello.	10
Something like the voice of a frog with a quinsy.	11