| Frank J. Wilstach, comp. A Dictionary of Similes. 1916. | | | | Dante |
| | To my doubt I was,
As glass is to the color that invests it. | 1 |
| Agrees like the note with its measure. | 2 |
| Bellows as the sea does in a tempest, if by opposing winds ’tis combated. | 3 |
| Shall be as easy as going down the river in a boat. | 4 |
| Fleet as leash-slipped greyhounds. | 5 |
| I was to my questioning like glass unto the color which it clothes. | 6 |
| Seeks as does an old tailor his needle’s eye. | 7 |
| Slow as minor friars on sacred errands go. | 8 |
| Sombre as the night. | 9 |
| Sparkle … like iron that comes molten from the fire. | 10 |
| Stands steadfast, like tower which blast of wind can never shake. | 11 |
| Transparent … as a ruby smitten by the sun. | 12 |
| Whirling … like the sand doth when the whirlwind breathes. | 13 | | |
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