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

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

Henry Mackenzie


Domestic calamity is like the miniature of a friend, which we wear in our bosoms, and keep for secret looks and solitary enjoyment.	1
Hideous as the witch of Endor.	2
Masculine as a fox chase.	3
Returned, like the first messenger of Noah.	4
Sentiment, like religion, had its superstition and its martyrdom.	5
Tedious and dull as truth.	6
Tender, as if it twinned with sorrow.	7