Evening

Evening

Evening in its primary meaning is the period of the day between afternoon and night. Though the term is subjective, evening is typically understood to begin just before dusk, when temperatures begin to fall, and last until just after nightfall, when complete darkness has been reached.

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Famous quotes containing the word evening:

    “Let us go then, you and I,
    When the evening is spread out against the sky
    Like a patient etherized upon a table;”
    —T.S. (Thomas Stearns)

    “I stood and watched the evening star
    As long as it watched me.”
    —Sara Teasdale (1884–1933)

    “Hide our ignorance as we will, an evening of wine soon reveals it.”
    —Heraclitus (c. 535–475 B.C.)