Mark Antony: “Over thy wounds now do I prophesy—

Which like dumb mouths do ope their ruby lips,

To beg the voice and utterance of my tongue.

(Julius Caesar. Act III. Sc. 1.)

Dromio: “Embellished with rubies, carbuncles, sapphires.

(See [Carbuncle].)

(Comedy of Errors. Act III. Sc. 2.)

SAPPHIRE

Mistress Quickly: “Like sapphire, pearl and rich embroidery.

(See [Emerald].)