There Be None of Beauty’s Daughters
There Be None of Beauty’s Daughters - fact Summary
Addressed to His Cousin
This short lyric praises an idealized woman's beauty and voice, comparing it to music that stills the ocean and lulls winds and moonlight. The speaker describes a calm, reverent emotional response, likening it to a gentle summer swell. Its imagery focuses on soothing, musical motion to convey admiration and love. The poem appears in the Hebrew Melodies and is believed to be addressed to Byron's cousin, Margaret Parker.
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