The Indian Princess, Me-nung-gah: And Other PoemsR. G. Badger, 1912 - 148 pages |
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... eyes that flashed like lightning , And the two great warring spirits Stood with eyes fixed 22.
... eyes that flashed like lightning , And the two great warring spirits Stood with eyes fixed 22.
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And Other Poems Addison Woodard Stubbs. And the two great warring spirits Stood with eyes fixed for a moment As if each would rend the other . By an impulse both relented ; Then they talked the matter over ; Each tried to convince the ...
And Other Poems Addison Woodard Stubbs. And the two great warring spirits Stood with eyes fixed for a moment As if each would rend the other . By an impulse both relented ; Then they talked the matter over ; Each tried to convince the ...
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... eyes were sparkling As he said to Shon - ga - sob - ba : " If you win for me Me - nung - gah , I will follow where you lead me ; I will do what you may bid me ; I will be your loyal subject ; Wah - kun - dah shall be my witness ; Only ...
... eyes were sparkling As he said to Shon - ga - sob - ba : " If you win for me Me - nung - gah , I will follow where you lead me ; I will do what you may bid me ; I will be your loyal subject ; Wah - kun - dah shall be my witness ; Only ...
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... eyes had been blind - folded Lest she know in what direction She was being taken captive . How she heard some one pursuing But supposed it was the Pawnees Fleeing from the field of battle , Where she saw them kill her father ; How she ...
... eyes had been blind - folded Lest she know in what direction She was being taken captive . How she heard some one pursuing But supposed it was the Pawnees Fleeing from the field of battle , Where she saw them kill her father ; How she ...
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... eyes he opened , Saw what seemed to him a vision Of the face of fair Me - nung - gah , And his pain and anguish vanished . Smiles appeared as she had seen them On the face of Wah - ho - bec - ca In their old - time trysting places On ...
... eyes he opened , Saw what seemed to him a vision Of the face of fair Me - nung - gah , And his pain and anguish vanished . Smiles appeared as she had seen them On the face of Wah - ho - bec - ca In their old - time trysting places On ...
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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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