Henry Wadsworth Longfellow — Vox Populi

When Mazarvan the Magician,        &nbsp Journeyed westward through Cathay, Nothing heard he but the praises        &nbsp Of Badoura on his way. But the lessening rumor ended        &nbsp When he came to Khaledan, There the folk were talking only        &nbsp Of Prince Camaralzaman, So it happens with the poets:        &nbsp Every province hath its own; Camaralzaman is famous        &nbsp Where Badoura is unknown.