Frank J. Wilstach, comp. A Dictionary of Similes. 1916.
Buoyant
Buoyant as wings.
—Lord Byron
Buoyant as light.
—Eliza Cook
Buoyant as the thistle-down.
—Thomas Hood
Merry buoyancy, as of a boat.
—Robert Noel
Buoyant as summer spray.
—Charles Turner