Frank J. Wilstach, comp. A Dictionary of Similes. 1916.
Refresh
Refreshes like the first gush of spring, or the break of an April shower.
—Donald G. Mitchell
Refreshed, as men in barren lands in drought are soothed by hearing the glad fall of a welcome rain.
—Ouida
Refreshed as by the sight of fresh grass in midwinter or early spring.
—Henry D. Thoreau
Refreshes me like a tonic.
—Israel Zangwill