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Frank J. Wilstach, comp.  A Dictionary of Similes.  1916.
 
Thomas Yalden
 
  Fair as beams of light.  1
  Gay as the spring.  2
  Injurious as the tainted breath of fame.  3
  Love, like ambition, dies as ’tis enjoyed.  4
Wishes, like painted landscapes, best delight,
Whilst distance recommends them to the sight.
Placed far off, they beautiful appear;
But show their coarse and nauseous colours, near.		  5
 
 
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