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Eldorado

Edgar Allan Poe·1809–1849
Lines:24Movement:Romanticism
Gaily bedight, A gallant knight,In sunshine and in shadow, Had journeyed long, Singing a song,In search of Eldorado. But he grew old-- This knight so bold--And o'er his heart a shadow Fell as he found No spot of groundThat looked like Eldorado. And, as his strength Failed him at length,He met a pilgrim shadow-- "Shadow," said he, "Where can it be--This land of Eldorado?"  "Over the Mountains Of the Moon,Down the Valley of the Shadow, Ride, boldly ride," The shade replied,"If you seek for Eldorado!"