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!"