O Hesperus, thou bringest all good things-- <br />Home to the weary, to the hungry cheer, <br />To the young bird the parent's brooding wings, <br />The welcome stall to the o'erlabored steer; <br />Whate'er our household gods protect of dear, <br />Are gathered round us by thy look of rest; <br />Thou bring'st the child too to its mother's breast.<br /><br />Sappho<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/hesperus-the-bringer/
