Henry Wadsworth Longfellow - Vox Populi lyrics

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