Tuesday, December 31, 2002

Evening Star, The Comments

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Lo! in the painted oriel of the West,
Whose panes the sunken sun incarnadines,
Like a fair lady at her casement, shines
The evening star, the star of love and rest!
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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Fabrizio Frosini 15 November 2015

VENUS is the second brightest object in the night sky after the Moon and can be seen even in daylight. When Venus is west of the Sun, it rises before the Sun in the morning (this explains why it is known as the 'Morning Star') .. And when it is east of the Sun, Venus is easily seen in the evening, just after sunset (hence, the 'Evening Star') .

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Fabrizio Frosini 15 November 2015

Planet Venus.. the so called ''Evening Star'' (but also the ''Morning Star'') .. has always been shining in poets' imagination.. and this pretty Longfellow's poem gives us a pleasant little time to share..

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Nulia Smith 10 June 2008

this poem is very beautiful

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