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

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

Stretch


Stretch away, like the perspective of a dream. —Paul Bourget	1
Stretch … like a bow-string by the forceful arm of some bold archer strained. —Lucian	2
Stretched as far as doth the mind of man. —Christopher Marlowe	3
Stretching out his hand like the wings of a bird. —François Rabelais	4
Laura stretched her gleaming neck Like a rush-imbedded swan, Like a lily from the beck, Like a moonlit poplar branch, Like a vessel at the launch When its last restraint is gone. —Christina Georgina Rossetti	5
Stretched along, like a wounded knight. —William Shakespeare	6
Stretch like imploring arms. —Bayard Taylor	7
Stretched out the heavens as a curtain. —Old Testament	8