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Hesper

[hes-per] / ˈhɛs pər /
NOUN
evening star
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So golden-crownèd shines she gloriously, And with that softest dream of blood she glows: Mild as an evening heaven round Hesper bright!

From The Guardian Aug. 13, 2012

They are silenced, however, by the youths hinting that they are not such enemies to Hesper as they pretend to be.

From History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I by John Dunlop

Soft and gracious Hesper in Heaven! thou throwest the silver spangles of thy rays upon our earthly foliage and gently openest our hearts to charms which are as tender as thine!

From The Invisible Lodge by Jean Paul

As in Hesper and The Captain of the Gray Horse Troop I had attempted to depict certain types of the red men, miners and ranchers.

From A Daughter of the Middle Border by Hamlin Garland

Over all the quiet sea-shore Shadowing falls the hour of Hesper; Through the clouds the moon is breaking, And I hear the billows whisper.

From Poems and Ballads of Heinrich Heine by Heinrich Heine




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