"She walks in beauty, like the night Of cloudless climes and starry skies; All that's best of dark and bright Meet in her aspect and her eyes."
- Byron
The poet is describing a woman who he thinks is beautiful. "She walks in beauty, like the night Of cloudless climes and starry skies" to me is describing a woman who is beautiful, elegant, and graceful, because the poet mentions the clouds in the skies. "All that's best of dark and bright" probably means everything that's both evil and/or good. "Meet in her aspect of her eyes" probably means that she has both the dark and the bright in her eyes (her personality). I can't really tell if the poet is attracted to her or not with this small piece, but I cant get a clear picture of her. Tall and elegant, with long hair tied up in a bun, wearing a majestic purple evening dress, a pretty face, but with a malicious glint in her eyes. She's sharp and clever, but she's also very cautious.
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