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 mellow'd to that tender light
Which heaven to gaudy day denies.

Lord Byron

She Walks in Beauty

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Original Citation

Lord Byron. "She Walks in Beauty." Hebrew Melodies. London: John Murray, 1815, st. 1.

Current Citation

Lord Byron. "She Walks in Beauty." Lord Byron: The Major Works, edited by Jerome J. McGann. Oxford University Press, 2008, st. 1.