Frank J. Wilstach, comp. A Dictionary of Similes. 1916.
Shimmer
Shimmered like silver.
—Arabian Nights
Shimmered like the sun.
—Scottish Ballad
Shimmered … like meteor-fires that haunt a fairy dell.
—Bayard Taylor
Shimmered like moonbeams on dancing water.
—Paul Wiggens
Blue eyes shimmer with angel glances,
Like spring violets over the lea.
—Constance F. Woolson