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.
Authentication Score 3
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.