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

Subdued

Subdued … like some strong stream made placid in the fullness of the lake.
—Anonymous

Subdued like Argus by the might of sound.
—Thomas Hood

Subdued and grave,
Like schoolboys when the master’s in a passion.
—Thomas Hood