It quite lacks the brightness of a ruby or an emerald or the glitter of a diamond.
The dry thorn blossomed, and bare roses that were redder than rubies.
We defend the view that physical objects (for instance, tomatoes, radishes, and rubies) are colored, and that colors are physical properties, specifically, types of reflectance.
But it is said now that the fresh terms value them rather more than apricots, peaches or even rubies.
You should treat them as something like rubies—above price.
But, because she has rubies, all the others roust have rubies, too.
I understand that liberty is a thing whose price is above rubies.
Why is it that when one discusses these matters with regard to politics and gives statistics referring to them, rubies seem to lose their sparkle?
