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

George D. Prentice

A pin has as much head as some authors and a great deal more point.

As beautiful as ’twere a dewy flower.

Courage, like cowardice, is undoubtedly contagious, but some persons are not liable to catch it.

Faded like a wreath of mist at eve.

Thrill,
Like sounds upon the wind-harp’s chords when all the winds are still.