History of the Conquest of Mexico
Author: first_name: William H.
last_name: Prescott
Language: English
Year: 1843

Much have I travell'd in the realms of gold,<br>And many goodly states and kingdoms seen;<br>Round many western islands have I been<br>Which bards in fealty to Apollo hold.<br>Oft of one wide expanse had I been told<br>That deep-brow'd Homer ruled as his demesne;<br>Yet never did I breathe its pure serene<br>Till I heard Chapman speak out loud and bold.<br>Then felt I like some watcher of the skies<br>When a new planet swims into his ken;<br>Or like stout Cortez, when with eagle eyes<br>He star'