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

Spry

Spry as a Sparrow.
—George Ade

Spry as a cat.
—Anonymous

Spry as the chaff in the stroke of the flail.
—Oliver Wendell Holmes

Spry as a life-long Dimmycrat.
—Abe Martin

Spry as a cricket.
—Sylvester Judd