| Frank J. Wilstach, comp. A Dictionary of Similes. 1916. | | | | Ambrose Philips |
| | | Bounds, light as hind before the hound. | 1 |
Brightens all my sorrow,
Like gleams of sunshine in a low’ring sky. | 2 |
Like frisking heifer, loose in flowery meads,
She gads where’er her roving fancy leads. | 3 |
| Gay as the primrose-dell in May. | 4 |
| Mild as the lamb. | 5 |
Shine, like woodland flowers which paint the desert glades,
And waste their sweetness in unfrequented shades. | 6 |
| Shy as the fawn. | 7 |
Lightly skimming….
Like winds which gently brush the plying grass. | 8 |
| Sweet as violet-borders growing over fountains over-flowing. | 9 |
Like the tendrils of the vine,
Do her auburn tresses twine. | 10 |
| Unharmful as the dove. | 11 |
| Unkind as hail. | 12 | | |
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