Frank J. Wilstach, comp. A Dictionary of Similes. 1916.
Readily
Readily as the smith can labor at his forge.
—Anonymous
Readily as water rushes into a hollow.
—Anonymous
Met the gale as readily as the butterflies meet the sun.
—Eliza Cook
As readily as a child takes sweetmeats at Mardi Gras.
—Ouida
Readily as condemned men take reprieve.
—Algernon Charles Swinburne