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

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

Thomas Holcroft


The made-up beauties we commonly meet, like artificial flowers, are all show, and no fragrance.	1
Dragged … like a lamb to a slaughter-house.	2
Dull as an alderman at church, or a fat lap-dog after dinner.	3
Immovable, like the owner’s names, cut in brass, and nailed to their doors.	4