Key Quotes

• The title and opening line ‘She walks in beauty’ celebrates female beauty, a portrait of a woman through someone else’s eyes.
• References to light suggests an inner radiance – ‘starry skies’ and ‘tender light’.
• Sense of mystery surrounding her - she is compared to the darkness of night and ‘raven tress’ is associated with bad omens.
• Suggestion of a recent encounter as description is superficial – ‘smiles that win, the tints that glow’ suggests inner modesty and she is loved by all.
• ‘A heart whose love is innocent!’ is the first time love is mentioned and her beauty is described both internally and externally.