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If you mean "e'er," rather than "e'ev," it's a short form of the word "ever." It appears in some older poetry where the poet wants to fit "ever" into one syllable or beat. Same with "o'er" ("over") and "ne'er" ("never") and a number of other words. To keep the sound strictly regular, the poet might omit a syllable and replace it with an apostrophe to show that you were to pronounce it that way for the sake of the rhyme or meter (rhythm).

These usages are considered archaic and don't appear in modern poetry unless the poet is self-consciously trying to imitate older forms, and then they just sound quaint and stilted.

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