The Indian Princess, Me-nung-gah: And Other PoemsR. G. Badger, 1912 - 148 pages |
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... battle ? See my scalp - locks dangle yonder From the pole beside my wig - wam ? Scalps of other ne - kah - shu - jas I have met on field of battle ! What is this upon the water That should make our Wah - kun - dah - gee Fear and tremble ...
... battle ? See my scalp - locks dangle yonder From the pole beside my wig - wam ? Scalps of other ne - kah - shu - jas I have met on field of battle ! What is this upon the water That should make our Wah - kun - dah - gee Fear and tremble ...
Page 17
... battle . Never had his words of wisdom Been rejected by his people , Who had prospered by his teaching . Now his chief had dared oppose him , Taken in the pale - faced stranger , Who , tradition from his father Taught him , leads to ...
... battle . Never had his words of wisdom Been rejected by his people , Who had prospered by his teaching . Now his chief had dared oppose him , Taken in the pale - faced stranger , Who , tradition from his father Taught him , leads to ...
Page 19
... battle Lead us ever on to conquer , Hear me , hear your Wah - kun - dah - gee Who would save you from great danger , Who would save you from the stranger , Coming here with fire - water , That will drive from you your people , Drive ...
... battle Lead us ever on to conquer , Hear me , hear your Wah - kun - dah - gee Who would save you from great danger , Who would save you from the stranger , Coming here with fire - water , That will drive from you your people , Drive ...
Page 20
... battle From an enemy before me . I , the chief of all the Kon - zas ! I am asked to fear the pale - face , Lest he with his fire - water Drive from me my loyal people , Drive us from our land of plenty , Drive us from our herds of bison ...
... battle From an enemy before me . I , the chief of all the Kon - zas ! I am asked to fear the pale - face , Lest he with his fire - water Drive from me my loyal people , Drive us from our land of plenty , Drive us from our herds of bison ...
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... Dreamed that , robed in royal splendor , Decked in paint and streaming feathers , He was coming from a battle At the head of all his warriors , With the scalps that he had taken Dangling from his belt of wampum . Scalps of his 21.
... Dreamed that , robed in royal splendor , Decked in paint and streaming feathers , He was coming from a battle At the head of all his warriors , With the scalps that he had taken Dangling from his belt of wampum . Scalps of his 21.
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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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