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'An,as his strength
Failed him a length,
He met a pilgrim shadow-'
Name the poet and the poem?
Q Name the poet ang the poem?
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Answer 1

Explanation:

Eldorado

BY EDGAR ALLAN POE

Answer 2

Answer:

Eldorado (poem)

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For the collection by J. Slauerhoff, see Eldorado (poems).

"Eldorado" is a poem written by Edgar Allan Poe, first published in April 1849.



Illustration by William Heath Robinson

Eldorado

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!"

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The poem describes the journey of a "gallant knight" in search of the legendary El Dorado. The knight spends much of his life on this quest. In his old age, he finally meets a "pilgrim shadow" who points the way through "the Valley of Shadow". It was first published in the April 21, 1849, issue of the Boston-based The Flag of Our Union.[1]