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

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

John Burroughs


Awkward as a man in a bag.	1
Grooved like the sunken spaces between the fingers.	2
Inherent as the sheen of a bird’s plumage, as the texture of a flower’s petal.	3
Secluded as a chimney corner.	4
Subtle as the tone of the voice or the glance of the eye.	5