| Frank J. Wilstach, comp. A Dictionary of Similes. 1916. | | | | Charles Harpur |
| | | Burst like rockets into one wide blaze. | 1 |
| Gleams, like to the angels sword. | 2 |
| Rampant, like a lion roused to wrath. | 3 |
| Struggled, like a dragon-doubt glooming a lonely spirit. | 4 |
| Twisted like knotted snakes. | 5 |
| Warmed, like a dove fledging in its downy nest. | 6 | | |
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