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

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

Ivan A. Goncharov


Winter, like a cold, unapproachable beauty, retains her character until the lawful season of thaw has arrived.	1
A thought would wander like a free bird over his features, flutter in his eyes, light on his parted lips, hide itself in the wrinkles of his brow, then utterly vanish away.	2