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

Press

Pressed it to his heart as holy sinners press the scapular.
—Ernest William Hornung

Pressed in my heart, like flowers within a book.
—Henry W. Longfellow

Pressed her like corn that has been crushed in the mill.
—Guy de Maupassant

Press one as men press a sponge.
—Republica: a merye Enterlude