Frank J. Wilstach, comp. A Dictionary of Similes. 1916.
Nathaniel Cotton
As active as the roe.Fair as cygnet’s down.Fancy, like a spright, Prefers the silent scenes of night.Calmly retire, like evening light.Serene … like envoys from the skies.Care stings like pois’nous asps to fury wrought.Swift as Care.Truthful as the genial spring.
