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

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

William Whitehead


Oaks, like arts, a length of years demand.	1
Complaints of times when merit wants reward Descend like similes from bard to bard.	2
As firm as rock in ocean.	3
Fools, like apes, are mimics from their birth.	4
Mild as the opening morn’s serenest ray.	5
Mild as the close of summer’s softest day.	6
Titles and birth, like diamonds from the mine, Must by your worth be polish’d ere they shine.	7