Miserable as a wet hen.

Miserable as a wet hen.

- Rosemary H. Jarman

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Sad as a wilted daffodil.

Sad as a wilted daffodil.

- George Garrett

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Sad as a government mule hauling a load of pig iron.

Sad as a government mule hauling a load of pig iron.

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Miserable as a wet dog shivering dejectedly in a rain-swept alley

Miserable as a wet dog shivering dejectedly in a rain-swept alley

- E D Price

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Dismal as a funeral chorus.

Dismal as a funeral chorus.

- Robert Lewis Taylor

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Dismal as a mute at a funeral.

Dismal as a mute at a funeral.

- William M. Thackeray

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Sad as a monkey’s face.

Sad as a monkey’s face.

- Margaret Mitchell

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Sad as the soul strangled.

Sad as the soul strangled.

- A. C. Swinburne

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Dismal as a hearse.

Dismal as a hearse.

- Nicolas Boileau

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Dismal as a defaced tombstone.

Dismal as a defaced tombstone.

- John Hay

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Dismal as a bowling alley without beer.

Dismal as a bowling alley without beer.

- James G. Huneker

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Dismal as death.

Dismal as death.

- Cleanthes

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