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

Distress (Verb)

Distressing us like some bad banquet.
—Thomas Carlyle

Distresses … like old men’s thoughts of love’s first kiss.
—John Davidson

Distrest
Like a poor bird—her plundered nest
Hovering around with dolorous moan.
—William Wordsworth