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

Gush

Gush like a fountain at its source.
—Donald G. Mitchell

Gushes like nectar from Hebe’s Olympian bottle.
—William Henry Venables

His Heart
Gush’d like a river-fountain of the hills,
Ceaseless and lavish, at a kindly smile,
A word of welcome, or a tone of love.
—John Greenleaf Whittier