The Poem Book

Number Eight: Edgar Allan Poe

Poet: Edgar Allan Poe

Poem: "Eldorado"

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Gaily bedight,

A gallant knight,

In sunshine and shadow,

Had journey long,

Singing a song,

In search of Eldorado.

But he grew old­­-

The 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 shadow replied,-

'If you seek for Eldorado!'