Frank J. Wilstach, comp. A Dictionary of Similes. 1916.

Earl of Beaconsfield

Blushing like a Worcestershire orchard before harvest.

His heart clenched the idea as a diver grasps a gem.

Produced as little effect as a flake falling on the glaciers of the high Alps.

High as man’s desires.

Insipid company as a looking-glass.

Nature, like man, sometimes weeps for gladness.

Pearls are like girls, they require quite as much attention.

Right as the town clock.

Parliamentary speaking, like playing on the fiddle, requires practice.