Sir William Schwenk Gilbert Similes. Frank J. Wilstach, comp. 1916. A Dictionary of Similes

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

Sir William Schwenk Gilbert


Blind as death itself.	1
Calm as a lake in heaven.	2
Curled up in his heart, like a little squirrel in its nest.	3
As dear to me as my own right hand.	4
Free as a mountain bird.	5
Free as a tethered ass.	6
Helpless as the dead.	7
Imperceptibly as old age comes on.	8
As innocent as a new-laid egg.	9
Pert as a school-girl well can be.	10
Pure as the summer sun of Southern heaven.	11
Start, like a frightened roe.	12
Sweet … as the new-mown hay.	13
Thrills … like a thing of song and gladness.	14
True as the sun.	15
Trustful as innocence.	16
Unsettles Like a bed of stinging nettles.	17
Welcome as flowers that bloom in the spring.	18