Dawn
Dawn (from an Old English verb dagian "to become day") is the time that marks the beginning of the twilight before sunrise. It is recognized by the presence of weak sunlight, while the sun itself is still below the horizon. Dawn should not be confused with sunrise, which is the moment when the leading edge of the sun itself appears above the horizon.
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Famous quotes containing the word dawn:
“The dawn alps,
the stilled snake of
river asleep in its
wide bed ...”
—Denise Levertov (b. 1923)
“These flowers, which were splendid and sprightly,
Waking in the dawn of the morning,
In the evening will be a pitiful frivolity,
Sleeping in the cold night’s arms.”
—Pedro, Calderón De La Barca (1600–1681)
“Time writes no wrinkles on thine azure brow;
Such as creation’s dawn beheld, thou rollest now.”
—George Gordon Noel Byron (1788–1824)