"Ruthful" Quotes from Famous Books
... concise aphorisms and weighty words of advice like "After dinner rest awhile; after supper run a mile," and "Be vigilant, be truthful and your life will never be ruthful." "Take care of the pennies and the pounds will take care of themselves" (which needed a little translating to us) probably came down a long line of English copy books. No doubt they were all ... — A Son of the Middle Border • Hamlin Garland
... ruthful .month was come, And in Linlithgow's holy dome The King, as wont, was praying; While, for his royal father's soul, The chanters sung, the bells did toll, The bishop mass was saying - For now the year brought round again The day the luckless king was slain - In Katharine's ... — Marmion: A Tale of Flodden Field • Walter Scott |