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Rh :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!"