| Frank J. Wilstach, comp. A Dictionary of Similes. 1916. | | | | F. W. H. Myers |
| | | Gay as the starling shoots thro the skies. | 1 |
| Gone like all things else that men set life upon. | 2 |
Incorruptible, unending, free, Like the moons golden road upon the sea. | 3 |
| Poise as of humming-birds hanging in air. | 4 |
| Simple as miracles always are after they are wrought. | 5 |
| Heart-whole, and simply as a bird that feels the onset of the spring. | 6 | | |
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