The Indian Princess, Me-nung-gah: And Other PoemsR. G. Badger, 1912 - 148 pages |
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Page 36
... Wah - ho - bec - ca Whom Wah - tun - gah had rejected , Even laughed at in derision , When he asked for fair Me - nung - gah , Fairest maid of all the Kon - zas . " Go " said he " toward the sunset , Bring to me the bleeding scalp ...
... Wah - ho - bec - ca Whom Wah - tun - gah had rejected , Even laughed at in derision , When he asked for fair Me - nung - gah , Fairest maid of all the Kon - zas . " Go " said he " toward the sunset , Bring to me the bleeding scalp ...
Page 37
... Wah - ho - bec - ca , with his story , Went to lay his plans before him So the two might work together , Each to win his own ambition . Shon - ga - sob - ba sat and listened , To the plans of Wah - ho - bec - ca . Then a sudden impulse ...
... Wah - ho - bec - ca , with his story , Went to lay his plans before him So the two might work together , Each to win his own ambition . Shon - ga - sob - ba sat and listened , To the plans of Wah - ho - bec - ca . Then a sudden impulse ...
Page 38
... Wah - shah - sha shall be a nation Stronger than the tribe of Kon - zas ; Thus he planned and meditated . Wah - ho - bec - ca still in silence , Waiting Shon - ga - sob - ba's answer , Sat and thought of fair Me - nung - gah . Shon - ga ...
... Wah - shah - sha shall be a nation Stronger than the tribe of Kon - zas ; Thus he planned and meditated . Wah - ho - bec - ca still in silence , Waiting Shon - ga - sob - ba's answer , Sat and thought of fair Me - nung - gah . Shon - ga ...
Page 39
... ho - bec - ca did the bidding Of his new - found friend and chieftain . Day by day among the young men Quietly he sought opinions Of Wah - tun - gah's bad behavior , Of his drinking fire - water- His abuse of Wah - kun - dah - gee , Of ...
... ho - bec - ca did the bidding Of his new - found friend and chieftain . Day by day among the young men Quietly he sought opinions Of Wah - tun - gah's bad behavior , Of his drinking fire - water- His abuse of Wah - kun - dah - gee , Of ...
Page 40
... Wah - ho - bec - ca Left his charming dusky maiden , To fulfill his chieftain's mission , Gleaning each day information That would hasten their departure , And , though leaving friends behind him That would grieve and so distress him ...
... Wah - ho - bec - ca Left his charming dusky maiden , To fulfill his chieftain's mission , Gleaning each day information That would hasten their departure , And , though leaving friends behind him That would grieve and so distress him ...
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beautiful braves and warriors brooklet brother called CANTO chief Wah-tun-gah chiefs and braves chieftain CHRYSANTHEMUM Cleveland in Ohio cold and drear conquer corn pone Cripple Creek danger dare daughter dear deer dreams Drive E'er earth fair Me-nung-gah father fear feast field of battle flowers fought friends gems grow hated Pawnees hear heart herds of bison hill-top INDIAN PRINCESS JAMES WHITCOMB RILEY JULIA DENT GRANT Kansas kill land Lest Listen live lover loyal maiden marching mighty Mo-sho-jah morning mother mountain nation Ne-blas-ka never night once great tribe pale-faced stranger PAPOOSE plains Pon-cas ponies river Santa Claus Santa Fe Trail scalp-lock scalped Shon-ga-sob-ba slay smile soon sorrow spare ribs splendor stop at Cripple story strife sweet tell things thought told tribe of Kon-zas valley whence wife wigwam wild winter wish I knew woman women wonder young chief young Wah-ho-bec-ca
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Page 77 - MASTER of human destinies am I! Fame, love, and fortune on my footsteps wait. Cities and fields I walk; I penetrate Deserts and seas remote, and passing by Hovel and mart and palace— soon or late I knock unbidden once at every gate! If sleeping, wake — if feasting, rise before I turn away. It is the hour of fate, And they who follow me reach every state Mortals desire, and conquer every foe Save death; but those who doubt or hesitate, Condemned to failure, penury, and woe, Seek me in vain and...
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