Frank J. Wilstach, comp. A Dictionary of Similes. 1916.
Ruddy
Ruddy as a parson’s daughter.
—Anonymous
Ruddy like a winter apple.
—Joseph Conrad
Ruddy and fresh as the waking morn.
—Eugene Field
Ruddy as if baked by heat of sun or glowing forge.
—Thomas Hood
Ruddy as bimba fruit.
—Kalidasa
Ruddy as gold his cheek.
—Matthew Prior
Ruddy read as any chery.
—Squire of Low Degree
His lips waxed ruddy as light.
—Algernon Charles Swinburne
More ruddy in body than rubies.
—Old Testament