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

Retire

Calmly retire, like evening light.
—Nathaniel Cotton

Retired … like the moon in the west, when she foresees the shower and hides her fair head in a cloud.
—James Macpherson

Gloomily retired; like clouds that long having threatened rain, vanish behind the hills.
—James Macpherson

Retire within himself, like a tortoise when attacked.
—Voltaire

Retired as noontide dew.
—William Wordsworth