| Frank J. Wilstach, comp. A Dictionary of Similes. 1916. | | | | Earl of Beaconsfield |
| | | Blushing like a Worcestershire orchard before harvest. | 1 |
| His heart clenched the idea as a diver grasps a gem. | 2 |
| Produced as little effect as a flake falling on the glaciers of the high Alps. | 3 |
| High as man’s desires. | 4 |
| Insipid company as a looking-glass. | 5 |
| Nature, like man, sometimes weeps for gladness. | 6 |
| Pearls are like girls, they require quite as much attention. | 7 |
| Right as the town clock. | 8 |
| Parliamentary speaking, like playing on the fiddle, requires practice. | 9 | | |
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