1715 N. Rowe iv. i. 46 Thus gloomy Ghosts, whene'er the breaking Morn Gives notice of the chearful Sun's Return,..shrink before the Purple-dawning East.
1991 S. Sohmer Patriots in (Nexis) 17 July e4 In the purple dawning light, the mottlings of his years lay on his cheek and brow like coats of tempera.