Frank J. Wilstach, comp. A Dictionary of Similes. 1916.
Widow
Widows, like ripe fruit, drop easily from their perch.
—Jean de La Bruyère
A widow is like a frigate of which the first captain has been shipwrecked.
—Alphonse Karr
Frank J. Wilstach, comp. A Dictionary of Similes. 1916.
Widows, like ripe fruit, drop easily from their perch.
—Jean de La Bruyère
A widow is like a frigate of which the first captain has been shipwrecked.
—Alphonse Karr