Frank J. Wilstach, comp. A Dictionary of Similes. 1916.
Rustle (Verb)
Rustling … like autumn leaves that tremble and foretell the sable storm.
—Thomas Hood
Rustling like the secret darkness of the soul.
—Richard Hovey
The dead laurels of the dead
Rustle for a moment only,
Like withered leaves in lonely
Churchyards as some passing tread.
—Henry W. Longfellow
Rustling like a flock of sea-fowl.
—James Macpherson
Rustling like a summer rain.
—James Macpherson