She Walks in Beauty by Lord Byron.pdf

"She Walks in Beauty" is a famous poem by British Romantic poet Lord Byron, first published in 1815. The poem praises and seeks to capture a sense of the beauty of a particular woman. The speaker compares this woman to a lovely night with a clear starry sky, and goes on to convey her beauty as a harmonious "meeting" between darkness and light. After its discussion of physical attractiveness, the poem then portrays this outer beauty as representative of inner goodness and virtue.

1. She Walks in Beauty
by Lord Byron

"She Walks in Beauty" is a famous poem by
British Romantic poet Lord Byron, first
published in 1815. The poem praises and seeks to
capture a sense of the beauty of a particular
woman. The speaker compares this woman to a
lovely night with a clear starry sky, and goes on
to convey her beauty as a harmonious "meeting"
between darkness and light. After its discussion
of physical attractiveness, the poem then portrays
this outer beauty as representative of inner
goodness and virtue.