Frank J. Wilstach, comp. A Dictionary of Similes. 1916.
Beam
Beaming like stars.
—Hans Christian Andersen
Beamed like the splendor of an eastern sky.
—Anonymous
His face beamed like a pearl with light.
—Arabian Nights
Like ray-collecting mirrors, beams.
—Walter Harte
Beaming as the summer’s morn.
—Oliver Wendell Holmes
Slant yellow beam …
Like a lane into Heaven that leads from a dream.
—Sidney Lanier
Eyes beaming, like angel’s looks.
—Donald G. Mitchell
Beamed like the rising sun.
—Dinah Maria Mulock
Beaming like light on chaos.
—Thomas L. Peacock
Beams like flowers.
—Percy Bysshe Shelley