Frank J. Wilstach, comp. A Dictionary of Similes. 1916.
Fearless
Fearless as the strong-winged eagle.
—James Macpherson
Fearless as a drunkard.
—Thomas Middleton
Bred him fearless, like a sea-mew reared
In rocks of man’s foot feared,
Where nought of wingless life may sing or shine.
—Algernon Charles Swinburne