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

Hans Christian Andersen

Beaming like stars.

She was delicate and fair as moonlight.

Light as flake of foam.

Puffed himself up like a ship in full sail.

Straight as a candle.

Transparent as a veil.

Trembled as though she were going to commit a wicked action.

Vanished altogether, like the last spark on a burnt piece of paper.