| Frank J. Wilstach, comp. A Dictionary of Similes. 1916. | | | | Owen Meredith |
| | | Blithe as a blithe bird in air. | 1 |
| Rose-bright as a star dipped in sunset. | 2 |
| A calmness like the calmness of a grave. | 3 |
| Clammy as death. | 4 |
| Her fair face half hid, like a ripe peeping rose. | 5 |
Her face is as white
As her pillow by night. | 6 |
Is all faded, like fragrance,
From the languishing late flowers. | 7 |
| Faint as the Spring. | 8 |
| Fair as dreams. | 9 |
| Fierce as a female Leviathan. | 10 |
| Glittered like a winter sun. | 11 |
| Hangs on the heart like a nightmare. | 12 |
| As huge as Ossa piled on Pelion. | 13 |
| Moaning, like the voices of spirits departing in pain. | 14 |
A wizard wind did faintly move,
Like a whisper through a dream. | 15 |
| Pale as a snowdrop in Cashmere. | 16 |
| As pure as April’s snowdrops are. | 17 |
| Radiant as snow. | 18 |
| Sad … as the ghostly past. | 19 |
| Sallow as Autumn. | 20 |
| Salt as a sea sponge. | 21 |
Her smile—it was like the golden wine
Poured in the spirit, as in a cup. | 22 |
| Soars like a seraph. | 23 |
| Stately as a ship under full sail. | 24 |
Thick as the gems on chalices
Kings keep for treasure. | 25 |
| Timorous … as the first chirrup of a callow bird. | 26 |
| Tost like the bearded and billowy wheat by the winds of the mountain driven. | 27 |
| Vague as futurity. | 28 | | |
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