In this excerpt from Lord Byron's "She Walks in Beauty," which phrases show that Byron's subject is rich in kindness and grace?
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 mellowed to that tender light Which heaven to gaudy day denies. One shade the more, one ray the less, Had half impaired the nameless grace Which waves in every raven tress, Or softly lightens o’er her face; Where thoughts serenely sweet express, How pure, how dear their dwelling-place.
And all that’s best of dark and bright Meet in her aspect and her eyes.
Where thoughts serenely sweet express, How pure, how dear their dwelling-place.
In opposition to the other phrases, these don´t refer to the subject´s beauty and its impact on others. They rather refer to the kindness and grace of the subject, depicting the way she behaves, her serenity and how dear she is to others.
Meet in her aspect and her eyes; Thus mellowed to that tender light which heaven gaudy day denies.
It depends on how you take in this excerpt. You may have different views and perspectives but overall I found this sentence to show that she not only has kindness and grace but also inner beauty. :)
