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

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

Israel Zangwill


Blue as with the cold.	1
Bracing as an Alpine breeze.	2
Clear as daylight.	3
Dead as the ropes of roses on St. James street.	4
A fantastic splendor as of Aladdin and Arabian nights.	5
Flexible as figures in the hands of the statistician.	6
Foaming at the mouth like Champagne bottles.	7
Golden as the façade of St. Mark’s with dancing reflections.	8
Hot as Indian curry.	9
Limping like a sore-footed soldier striding to the band.	10
Majestic in its movement as a sonnet of Milton.	11
Obscure as Mallarmé.	12
Refreshes me like a tonic.	13
Unhealthy as the liver of a goose intended for pâté.	14
Unnatural as the feverish life of the boulevard.	15