Englands Parnassus: or the choysest flowers of our moderne poets, with their poeticall comparisons Descriptions of bewties, personages, castles, pallaces, mountaines, groues, seas, springs, riuers, &c. Whereunto are annexed other various discourses, both pleasaunt and profitable.

Ʋesper.

— Now the golden Hesperus Was mounted bie in toppe of heauens sheene, And warned had his brethren ioyous, To light their blessed lamps in Ioues eternall house, Ed. Spencer.

〈◊〉〈◊〉 ••his the night from forth the darksome bower 〈◊〉〈◊〉 ••••bus, her teemed steedes gan call, 〈…〉〈…〉 V••sper in his timely howre, From golden Oeta gan proceede withall. R. Greene.

About the time when Ʋesper in the West, 〈…〉〈…〉 ••ing watch, and silent night, 〈…〉〈…〉 ••is twinckling traine, 〈…〉〈…〉 to possesse the world,

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And fantasie to hauzen idle heades, Vnder the stately Canopie of heauen, I layd me downe laden with many cares. G. Peele.

Now the worlds comforter with wearie gate, His dayes hot taske hath ended in the VVest▪ The owle (nights harauld) shreekes, tis verie late, The sheepe are gone to fold, the birds to nest, The cole-blacke cloudes that shadow heauens light Do summon vs to parte and bid good night. W. Sh.