Ruddy

Ruddy

Ruddy (also called florid) is a reddish-rosy crimson colour, closer to red than to rose.

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Famous quotes containing the word ruddy:

    “You are my true and honorable wife,
    As dear to me as are the ruddy drops
    That visit my sad heart.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    “Without, the frost, the blinding snow,
    The storm-wind’s moody madness—
    Within, the firelight’s ruddy glow,
    And childhood’s nest of gladness.
    The magic words shall hold thee fast:
    Thou shalt not heed the raving blast.”
    —Lewis Carroll [Charles Lutwidge Dodgson] (1832–1898)

    “The richest of all lords is Use,
    And ruddy Health the loftiest Muse.
    Live in the sunshine, swim the sea,
    Drink the wild air’s salubrity.”
    —Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)