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-BIBLIOGRAPHIC RECORD
Frank J. Wilstach, comp. A Dictionary of Similes. 1916.
George Ade
Big as a church debt.About as much chance as a lamb in Mr. Armour’s slaughter house.Dry as a London newspaper.Exciting as a Quaker Meeting.Funny as a wooden leg.Held on like a summer cold.A rush somewhat like the opening of an Oklahoma reservation.Shaped like an olive.About as speedy as a steam-roller.Spry as a Sparrow.Walks like he had gravel in his shoes.
