Eldorado

By Edgar Allan Poe

                                        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 ground That 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."