She walks in beauty, Lord Byron

Lord Byron in this poem describes a muse of beauty. In my opinion the poet was bewitched by the beauty of the lady to a great extent and therefore he has penned down such lines for her which raise her to the pedestal fit for some heavenly creature. The beauty of the lady hasn’t been described explicitly by the poet. The poet instead indulges in comparison of the lady’s features to numerous natural instances and therefore we are presented an ethereal picture of the earthly lady. In the first stanza the poet has drawn parallels of the lady with that of night. According to Lord Byron the lady has a grace which is as mysterious and yet attractive as the night. It is devoid of the vibrant nature of the day but it still has some quality which seems to attract people around her. The mellowed light of the stars provide an ethereal quality to the night. Although night is usually meant to be synonymous to sadness and feelings rich in primordial sensations, a star studded night can also be regarded as an epitome of virgin beauty, a gift from the heavens. The poet dwells on the fact that the lady is so pure and innocent that the beauty which compliments the goodness inside, accentuates the richness inside her soul. He describes her beautiful hair framing her face and finds her locks extremely graceful like its mistress. He says that the dusky tone on her face cannot impair the grace oozing out of her body language. The grace in her lightens up her face and enriches her features. The lady as described by the poet is not a vivacious one. She instead has a placid look on her face and radiates an aura of serenity and sweetness. He raises the lady to the high altar by commenting that the qualities of grace and beauty have a very sweet dwelling.
In the second stanza the poet waxes eloquent of her smile and the glow on her face. Lord Byron says that the serenity and the softness on her face enrich her smile. He describes the lady to be having a bewitching smile which might have wounded a couple of young hearts and must have uplifted a couple of depressing situations. The poet concludes the stanza by putting forward this fact that the mistress of all these good qualities is devoid of any thought of pride or haughtiness. She not only owns immense grace beauty but she also owns a heart which is devoid of any harsh feelings. She is as pure as manna from heaven like the first drop of dew. She radiates goodness and spreads happiness all around.