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

Clotilda, the Hesper of those two fair evenings, was like the Hesperus in the sky, not to be seen over St. Luna.

From Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. I. A Biography by Jean Paul

Hesper acts as showman, and explains the tableaux as they roll on.

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

At this juncture the ship Hesper entered the Channel, and was duly reported in the newspapers.

From At Large by Hornung, E. W. (Ernest William)

“Aurora rising, with her locks of gold; “Nor Hesper sinking, saw her labors cease.

From The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II by Howard, J. J.