Frank J. Wilstach, comp. A Dictionary of Similes. 1916.
Small
Small as tiny stars lighting some ruined world.
—Anonymous
Smaller than the point of a fine needle.
—Anonymous
Small as atoms.
—Philip Massinger
Small as minced meat.
—François Rabelais
Small as the dust before the wind.
—Old Testament
Beat them as small as the dust of the earth.
—Old Testament
As small as the hoar frost on the ground.
—Old Testament