The Indian Princess, Me-nung-gah: And Other PoemsR. G. Badger, 1912 - 148 pages |
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... Dream .. 137 Stand Pat .. 138 Hog Killin ' Time . 139 A Tale of The Horse . 140 Julia Dent Grant . 141 My Castle .. 142 Kentucky .. 143 Decoration Day .. 144 November .. To A Chrysanthemum .. The First Family . 145 146 147 Anxiety . 148 ...
... Dream .. 137 Stand Pat .. 138 Hog Killin ' Time . 139 A Tale of The Horse . 140 Julia Dent Grant . 141 My Castle .. 142 Kentucky .. 143 Decoration Day .. 144 November .. To A Chrysanthemum .. The First Family . 145 146 147 Anxiety . 148 ...
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... dream of future greatness , Said to waiting Wah - ho - bec - ca : " If I win for you Me - nung - gah , Fairest of the maids of Kon - zas , Will you follow where I lead you ? Will you do what'e'er I bid you ? Speak and tell me , Wah - ho ...
... dream of future greatness , Said to waiting Wah - ho - bec - ca : " If I win for you Me - nung - gah , Fairest of the maids of Kon - zas , Will you follow where I lead you ? Will you do what'e'er I bid you ? Speak and tell me , Wah - ho ...
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... dreams , That fly comes buzzing back to you On mischief bent , it seems . He lights upon your nose or ear And tickles with his feet , Determined he will drive away Your morning nap , so sweet . The early bird may get the worm Not so the ...
... dreams , That fly comes buzzing back to you On mischief bent , it seems . He lights upon your nose or ear And tickles with his feet , Determined he will drive away Your morning nap , so sweet . The early bird may get the worm Not so the ...
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... dream ; And since the day that Adam dared To eat the fruit Eve with him shared , There scarce has been a woman born Who could not make some man forlorn , If she refused the morsel sweet He craved to make his life complete . For woman ...
... dream ; And since the day that Adam dared To eat the fruit Eve with him shared , There scarce has been a woman born Who could not make some man forlorn , If she refused the morsel sweet He craved to make his life complete . For woman ...
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... dreams ; Visit never was more real Than her dreamland visit seems . Mother dead is worth a thousand Selfish friends we meet on earth , Mother's is the truest friendship Ever formed from childhood's birth . Other friends desert and leave ...
... dreams ; Visit never was more real Than her dreamland visit seems . Mother dead is worth a thousand Selfish friends we meet on earth , Mother's is the truest friendship Ever formed from childhood's birth . Other friends desert and leave ...
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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 - OPPORTUNITY 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...
Page 95 - In the beauty of the lilies Christ was born across the sea, With a glory in His bosom that transfigures you and me : As He died to make men holy, let us die to make men free, While God is marching on.
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...
Page 99 - The wind bloweth where it listeth. Thou hearest the sound thereof, but canst not tell whence it cometh, nor whither it goeth.