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

I returned to the manuscript of Hesper and succeeded in writing at least a thousand words each day; on fortunate mornings I was able to turn off a full chapter.

From A Daughter of the Middle Border by Garland, Hamlin

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

Hesper had not been happy with the thing she had come nearest having—her mother.

From Atlantic Narratives Modern Short Stories by Ashe, Elizabeth

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