How does Collins glorify the evening in the "Ode to Evening"?

In the poem, William Collins glorifies evening as female, in contrast to the male sun. He begins by comparing the evening, personified as Eve, to a chaste maid, emphasizing the purity of this time of day. Modesty and devotion are also invoked through the poet’s use of “vot’ress,” an archaic term for nun. Moving from the personal, terrestrial realm, the idea of glorification is enhanced through reference to the heavens. In particular, Collins brings in Hesperus, the evening star, in identifying evening with the positive aspects of celestial cycles: the “genial, lov’d return” of evening every day. He uses apostrophe, direct address, to the maiden, imploring her, “teach me.” Collins continues by praising evening as his preferred time of day, even as he stresses the power of nature to keep him from experiencing her because the “driving rain” and “swelling floods” keep him inside.