she walks in beauty

• byron was known as a womaniser
• the theme in this poem is love
• the title represents a sense of mystery for the woman and that he admires her
• this woman he met was at a funeral and thought she was beautiful
• "she walks in beauty like the night"
• "thoughts serenely sweet express"
• "so soft, so calm, yet eloquent"
• "the smiles that win"
• "how pure, how dear their dwelling place"
• the woman would have been wearing black as she was in mourning