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

Reginald Heber

Gone like the locust band, when whirlwinds bear
Their flimsy legions through the waste of air.

Hovering near,
Like some base vulture in the battle’s rear.

Mild as summer’s mildest shower.

Resounds like Sylvan revelry.

Restless as the winter storm.

Sink like fall of summer eve.