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

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

Ambrose Philips


Bounds, light as hind before the hound.	1
Brightens all my sorrow, Like gleams of sunshine in a low’ring sky.	2
Like frisking heifer, loose in flowery meads, She gads where’er her roving fancy leads.	3
Gay as the primrose-dell in May.	4
Mild as the lamb.	5
Shine, like woodland flowers which paint the desert glades, And waste their sweetness in unfrequented shades.	6
Shy as the fawn.	7
Lightly skimming…. Like winds which gently brush the plying grass.	8
Sweet as violet-borders growing over fountains over-flowing.	9
Like the tendrils of the vine, Do her auburn tresses twine.	10
Unharmful as the dove.	11
Unkind as hail.	12