So he shows anger and irritation (I. xvi. 259):—
Like skilful wasps.
And he adds in the same place "when boys are wont to tease," in order that he might heighten their passionate temper by being stirred up by children. Of a continuous sound, he says (I. iii. 151):—
Abundant as the cricket.
For it is a most chattering creature and incessant in it.
But those that produce with no order all kinds of sounds, he likens to (I. iii. 3):—
Just as the clamor of geese strikes to heaven.
But the multitudes resting in order, he likens to birds settling down (I. ii. 493):—
Sitting down with clamor.
Sharpness of sight and act he sometimes likens to the falcon (I. xv. 238):—