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

Edward Lovibond

Dear delusions, fairy charms,
As fancy dreams in virtue’s arms.

Firm as the oak on rocky heights.

As warm and graceful as May.

Mild as the zephyr, like zephyr that throws
Its sweets on the sweet-breathing May.

Flows … as proudly as Tiber by Rome.

He sighs like David’s son for Sheba’s queen.

Spread like an ocean.