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

Thomas Nash

Bare as my nail.

Broad as a furred stomacher.

Pierced like lightning.

Pointed as a poniard.

Red as a lobster.

Simper like a porrage pot in the fire when it first begins to seethe.

Soft as the back of a swan.

Stale as sea-beef.

Swift as mercury.

Thick as oatmeal.

Lilly-white as a lady’s marrying smock.