Frank J. Wilstach, comp. A Dictionary of Similes. 1916.

Agnes Repplier

Contrast like twin sparks of fire.

Delicate as rose leaves.

Flourishes like the mountain oak.

Kingly as Charlemagne on his throne in the West.

Lasting as the pyramids.

Masterless as will-o’-the-wisps.

Pale as a rain-washed rose.

Rarer than a phœnix.