| Frank J. Wilstach, comp. A Dictionary of Similes. 1916. | | | | Henry Kirke White |
| | | Mild as the kisses of connubial love. | 1 |
| Mild as the murmurs of the moonlight wave. | 2 |
| Earthly pride is like the passing flower, that springs to fall, and blossoms to die. | 3 |
| Sighs, like a spirit, deep along the cheerless waste. | 4 |
| Swift as the Polar breeze. | 5 | | |
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