Edgar Allan Poe: El Dorado
Gaily bedight,
A gallant night
In sunshine and in shadow,
Had journeyed long,
Singing a song,
In search of El Dorado.
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 El Dorado.
And, as his strength
Failed him at length,
He met a pilgrim shadow —
« Shadow, » said he,
« Where can it be —
This land of El Dorado? »
« Over the Mountains
Of the Moon,
Down the Valley of the Shadow,
Ride, boldly ride,
«
The shade replied —
« If you seek for El Dorado. »