The Indian Princess, Me-nung-gah: And Other PoemsR. G. Badger, 1912 - 148 pages |
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... Fear and tremble like a woman ? Motion hither yonder pale - face , Bid him welcome to your camp - fires , Give him food and give him shelter , Harken to your fearless chieftain ! " Clad in sack - cloth and in ashes , Clad in worn and ...
... Fear and tremble like a woman ? Motion hither yonder pale - face , Bid him welcome to your camp - fires , Give him food and give him shelter , Harken to your fearless chieftain ! " Clad in sack - cloth and in ashes , Clad in worn and ...
Page 17
... fear no danger , Taught the young men to be hunters , Taught them to drive out invaders , As their fathers had before them Driven other tribes and nations Who had dared to give them battle . Never had his words of wisdom Been rejected ...
... fear no danger , Taught the young men to be hunters , Taught them to drive out invaders , As their fathers had before them Driven other tribes and nations Who had dared to give them battle . Never had his words of wisdom Been rejected ...
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... fear no foe nor danger , You , who always first in 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 ...
... fear no foe nor danger , You , who always first in 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 ...
Page 20
... 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 , Drive us farther to the west - ward , Whence the cold and freezing blizzard Comes ...
... 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 , Drive us farther to the west - ward , Whence the cold and freezing blizzard Comes ...
Page 24
... fear and trembled At the mighty transformation In their chief , the great Wah - tun - gah . Solemnly , he bade be seated All the chiefs and braves and warriors Who had come there at his bidding To engage in solemn council . Lighting ...
... fear and trembled At the mighty transformation In their chief , the great Wah - tun - gah . Solemnly , he bade be seated All the chiefs and braves and warriors Who had come there at his bidding To engage in solemn council . Lighting ...
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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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