first flush of morning

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Snow covered the untenanted portions of the Fens, and hid its ugly nakedness with a soft mantle, which seemed to hold a silken sheen, as the first flush of morning touched it.

From 'Smiles' A Rose of the Cumberlands by Taylor, H. Weston

As soon as the first flush of morning tinged the eastern sky, I woke one of my men, and left him to guard the carriage while I sought General Lafayette.

From Donald McElroy, Scotch Irishman by Caldwell, Willie Walker

At her feet was the sea,—the Italian, Neapolitan sea,—dancing, sparkling, dimpling from the first flush of morning to the last glint of the fading western clouds at eve.

From A Friend of Caesar A Tale of the Fall of the Roman Republic. Time, 50-47 B.C. by Davis, William Stearns

The first flush of morning was scattering rose leaves in the east and turning the far-off waves to liquid opals when Barbara came in sight of Samuel Parris's dwelling.

From Silent Struggles by Stephens, Ann S. (Ann Sophia)

And then came the first flush of morning, the first rustlings of the revival.

From In the Days of the Comet by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)