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George Gordon Byron
George Gordon Byron
(22 January 1788 – 19 April 1824 / London, England)
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She Walks In Beauty - Poem by George Gordon Byron
She walks in Beauty, like the night
Of cloudless climes and starry skies;
And all that's best of dark and bright
Meet in her aspect and her eyes:
Thus mellowed to that tender light
Which Heaven to gaudy day denies.
One shade the more, one ray the less,
Had half impaired the nameless grace
Which waves in every raven tress,
Or softly lightens o'er her face;
Where thoughts serenely sweet express,
How pure, how dear their dwelling-place.
And on that cheek, and o'er that brow,
So soft, so calm, yet eloquent,
The smiles that win, the tints that glow,
But tell of days in goodness spent,
A mind at peace with all below,
A heart whose love is innocent!
Poems by George Gordon Byron : 165 / 297
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Poem Submitted: Wednesday, March 24, 2010
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That names less grace is all over this poem. Byron... Still the hound dog. (Report) Reply
Lovely romantic piece of poetry, elegantly brought forth in good rhyme scheme with conviction. (Report) Reply
tom allport
beautifully written by a love struck poet. (Report) Reply
A mind at peace with all below,
A heart whose love is innocent!
So serene... (Report) Reply
walks in Beauty...... (Report) Reply
Sweet and full of splendor. Nice visuals (Report) Reply
Evocative. I like the relaxed rhythm of his writing; relaxed and yet passionate. (Report) Reply
This is wow dear. Really loved it! (Report) Reply
a gr8 piece of poetry (Report) Reply
A genius piece of flatter.loved it (Report) Reply
the poem is as beautiful as the content (Report) Reply
Incomparable. Val Brooklyn Rogers (Report) Reply
Very very BEAUTIFUL literature. One of the best I've read. (Report) Reply
She walks in beauty... such a beautiful poem! (Report) Reply
A second comment, they are poorly rated because many get bogged down in the poet himself, and not in the poem, that some call Byron a cad; what do me know of his suffering, or lifestyle, we were not present, so let us believe he was far from perfect, are we not all? To 'err is human afer all. I think his sensitively was too raw to survive in a world
far from being on his wavelength, like many true ariists the world destroys the sweetest rose. Panmelys (Report) Reply
She walks in Beauty. Lovely lovely melody of love and beauty. Excellent and most enjoyed on this lovely spring day. My reply to some who stick to the rules, leave the (misfits) they show the poet's understanding of heaven as obviously pronounced as one syllable, maybe he trusted in man's intelligene? It stands as perfect in my mind, maybe beauty indeed is in the eye of the beholder. Panmelys (Report) Reply
How beautifully a character is built in the poem and it is marvelous to read. (Report) Reply
Remind me of Fevre Dream. (Report) Reply
I could read it again and again. beauty and tenderness of expressions in this poem is amazing. (Report) Reply
This is a lot better poem than what the user rating above indicates.
To John Richter: Why is the love of beautiful women inexplicable? I think the love of a beautiful woman is easily explicable. (Report) Reply