| Frank J. Wilstach, comp. A Dictionary of Similes. 1916. | | | | Maurice Thompson |
| | Bubble, bubble, flows the stream Like an old tune through a dream. | 1 |
| Gleeful as a brook or bird. | 2 |
Lurking like a savage thing Crouching for a treacherous spring. | 3 |
| Shone like silver threads in tangles blown. | 4 |
| Sweet, as when Venus and Love went hand in hand. | 5 | | |
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