| Frank J. Wilstach, comp. A Dictionary of Similes. 1916. | | | | Julia C. R. Dorr |
| | | Chaste as a lily. | 1 |
| Cold as one who waits for burial mould. | 2 |
| Countless as the wraiths of slumber. | 3 |
| Fair as a sculptor’s marble dream. | 4 |
| Gently as falls a mother’s tender speech. | 5 |
Golden gleams,
Like the bright miracles we see in dreams. | 6 |
| Closely hid as Rameses in the pyramid. | 7 |
| Illusive, like a dream. | 8 |
New generations pass,
Like shadows on the grass. | 9 |
| Pure as the breath of the fragrant pine. | 10 |
| Slowly as shadows creep at set of sun. | 11 |
| Soft as a baby’s breath. | 12 |
| Soft as spirit’s sigh. | 13 |
| Softly as moonlight steals upon the skies. | 14 |
| Still as if struck with death. | 15 | | |
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