Hesper

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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

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

The epic opens with Columbus in prison; to him enters Hesper, an angel.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 88, February, 1865 by Various

From those high towers this noble lord issúing Like radiant Hesper, when his golden hair In th' ocean billows he hath bathéd fair, Descended to the river's open viewing With a great train ensuing.

From The Golden Treasury Selected from the Best Songs and Lyrical Poems in the English Language and arranged with Notes by Various

In Hesper Sherwood, humanity for once looked like a child of God.

From Atlantic Narratives Modern Short Stories by Ashe, Elizabeth