midnight
Those who get up early do it because they are compelled to , and have something else to do than look at the sun . The milkman goes forth to carry the daily milk , the ice-man to leave the daily ice . But either of these would be afraid of exposing their vehicles to the heating orb of day , -- the milkman afraid of turning the milk , the ice-man timorous of melting his ice , -- and they probably avoid those directions where they shall meet the sun 's rays . The student , who might inform us , has been burning the midnight oil . The student is not in the mood to consider the early sun . There remains to us the evening , also , -- the leisure hour of the day . But , alas !