| Frank J. Wilstach, comp. A Dictionary of Similes. 1916. | | | | Laurence Hope |
| | Brilliant eyes, As deeply dark as desert skies. | 1 |
Dreaming, wistful eyes, Dark and deep as mysterious skies, Seen from a vessel at sea. | 2 |
Wistful eyes, As luminous and tender as Kotris twilight spies. | 3 |
| Red lips like a living, laughing rose. | 4 |
| Pale as the Champa flowers. | 5 |
| Swift as a swallow heading south. | 6 | | |
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