Frank J. Wilstach, comp. A Dictionary of Similes. 1916.
Simile
And similes in each dull line,
Like glow-worms in the dark should shine.
—Edward Moore
What liuely similitudes & comparisons, as the righteous man to a baie tree, the Soule to a thirstie Hart, vnitie to oyntment and the dew of Hermon.
—Henry Peacham
Similes are like songs in love;
They much describe; they nothing prove.
—Matthew Prior
Similes prove nothing, but yet greatly lighten and relieve the tedium of argument.
—Robert South