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Ruth   /ruθ/   Listen
noun
Ruth  n.  
1.
Sorrow for the misery of another; pity; tenderness. (Poetic) "They weep for ruth." "Have ruth of the poor." "To stir up gentle ruth, Both for her noble blood, and for her tender youth."
2.
That which causes pity or compassion; misery; distress; a pitiful sight. (Obs.) "It had been hard this ruth for to see." "With wretched miseries and woeful ruth."






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"Ruth" Quotes from Famous Books



... Visitest the bottom of the monstrous world; Or whether thou, to our moist vows denied, Sleep'st by the fable of Bellerus old, Where the great Vision of the guarded mount Looks toward Namancos and Bayona's hold, —Look homeward, Angel, now, and melt with ruth: —And, O ye dolphins, waft ...
— The Golden Treasury - Of the Best Songs and Lyrical Poems in the English Language • Various

... from the calling of Abraham to the death of Jacob. Behind any theory of the construction of Genesis the great representative truths stand firm. Every Bible book can be considered and its plan and purpose shown in this way. Even a small book like Ruth, which seems to be only a little pleasant story, has an important part to perform. Without it the times of the judges would present only a very somber picture, but with it we can see that in those dark and troublous times there ...
— Studies in the Life of the Christian • Henry T. Sell

... Lionel, "quite a true wife; like Ruth and Naomi. Whither thou goest, I will go. You see, I'm up in my Bible. Well, as I said, I can not prevent you, and I suppose there is no need for me to tell you to ...
— The Living Link • James De Mille

... Miss Ruth," explained Farrar. "This is Mr. Yeager, a new member of our company. He wants to find a good boarding-place, so of course I thought of your mother. Don't tell me ...
— Steve Yeager • William MacLeod Raine

... looked on her with an anguish of wonder and love. I have seen nothing like it; but, indeed, I have never seen her parallel in anything. Stronger than a man, simpler than a child, her nature stood alone. The awful point was, that while full of ruth for others, on herself she had no pity; the spirit was inexorable to the flesh; from the trembling hand, the unnerved limbs, the faded eyes, the same service was exacted as they had rendered in health. To stand ...
— Charlotte Bronte's Notes on the pseudonyms used • Charlotte Bronte


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