Hesper
Americannoun
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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
Hesper acts as showman, and explains the tableaux as they roll on.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 88, February, 1865 by Various
He looked no further—a telegram was stuck up in front of the clock, and flaunted in his face: "Edmonstone, Iris Lodge, Teddington,—Ship Hesper signalled Start Point ten this morning.—Bone and Phillips."
From At Large by Hornung, E. W. (Ernest William)
But as the Hesper drew towards the Channel he thought less and less of the life he had left behind, and more and more of the life before him.
From At Large by Hornung, E. W. (Ernest William)
Even at home, "Hesper" and "The Mount of Vision" soon faded out of sight.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 88, February, 1865 by Various
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