Jean de La Bruyere Similes. Frank J. Wilstach, comp. 1916. A Dictionary of Similes

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

Jean de La Bruyère


The court is like a marble statue, I mean, it may be finely polished but it is very hard.	1
Beauties diminish, like those of a fine prospective viewed too near.	2
A man of fashion is like a certain blue flower, growing spontaneously in ploughed grounds, which chokes the corn, spoils the crop, and takes up the room of something better.	3
Forgotten like an almanac out of date.	4
Widows, like ripe fruit, drop easily from their perch.	5