Frank J. Wilstach, comp. A Dictionary of Similes. 1916.
Paul Laurence Dunbar
Cheered her soul like dew a dusty flower.Fall, like the autumn-kissed leaf.Flashing … like scimitar from its sheath.Foremost in his mind, Like the keen prow of some on-forging ship.Stalks shine Like the burnished spears of a field of gold.Sweet as are the orchards, when the fruit is hanging ripe.Warm as sun at noon’s high hour.