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

Hateful

Hateful as death.
—Thomas Carlyle

Hateful to me as the gate of Hades is that man who hides one thing in his heart and speaks another.
—Homer

Hateful as hell.
—John Philips

Hateful as Cocytus’ misty mouth.
—William Shakespeare

Hateful to me as the reek of a lime-kiln.
—William Shakespeare

Hateful as the grave.
—Algernon Charles Swinburne