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Hesperus

noun
1.
A planet (usually Venus) seen at sunset in the western sky.  Synonyms: evening star, Vesper.



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"Hesperus" Quotes from Famous Books



... known to us, have but seven stripes upon each wing-case; whereas those of the Old World have eight: the larger kinds, Hamadrias, Bucephalus, and Isidis,[4] alone agree with the South American in the number of stripes. Of the Americans, the C. Hesperus Oliv. is the only one with a border to the seventh stripe, and the C. Actaeon Klug of Mexico is the only one that has ...
— A New Voyage Round the World, in the years 1823, 24, 25, and 26, Vol. 2 • Otto von Kotzebue

... billet door opened and Sailor Bill appeared. He looked like the wreck of the HESPERUS, uniform torn, covered with dirt and flour, and a beautiful black eye, but he was smiling, and in his hand he carried the precious ...
— Defenders of Democracy • Militia of Mercy

... morning star among the living, Ere thy fair light had fled: Now, having died, thou art as Hesperus, giving New ...
— Ralph Waldo Emerson • Oliver Wendell Holmes

... rose in rivalry, each claiming them, Laertes' seed and godlike Telamon's son, Aias, the mightiest far of Danaan men: He seemed the star that in the glittering sky Outshines the host of heaven, Hesperus, So splendid by Peleides' arms he stood; "And let these judge," he cried, "Idomeneus, Nestor, and kingly-counselled Agamemnon," For these, he weened, would sureliest know the truth Of deeds wrought in that glorious battle-toil. "To these I also trust most ...
— The Fall of Troy • Smyrnaeus Quintus

... chaste and fair, Now the sun is laid to sleep, Seated in thy silver chair, State in wonted manner keep. Hesperus entreats thy ...
— Correggio - A Collection Of Fifteen Pictures And A Portrait Of The - Painter With Introduction And Interpretation • Estelle M. Hurll


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