Frank J. Wilstach, comp. A Dictionary of Similes. 1916.
Short
Short as the life of a wave.
—Leonid Andreyev
Short as Mahomet’s dream.
—Anonymous
Short, thick and round,—like a suet-pudding.
—Anonymous
Short as a militia drummer-boy.
—J. B. Buckstone
Short as wash-day-dinner graces.
—Irwin Russell
Short as any dream.
—William Shakespeare
Short as a lawyer’s beard.
—John Webster