I wonder if anyone will be able to identify the source of all these similes. It's a complete list of all the similes in the source.SIMILESlike a thieflike a plea, not a challengelike a thirsty beastlike a strangerlike an impatient spectatorlike a boardlike a sailorlike a man stung by a beelike a childlike a clerklike torturelike a President of a Courtlike a jewellike an ignorant childlike a lawyerlike a reproachlike a litanylike an empty nichelike a mutelike a lightlike a dog