The Indian Princess, Me-nung-gah: And Other PoemsR. G. Badger, 1912 - 148 pages |
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... give us fire - water ; He will make our young men crazy ; Make us slay our wife or brother As he did our great ancestors . Shall we let him come among us ? Shall we not the rather slay him , Throw his carcass on the water , Float it ...
... give us fire - water ; He will make our young men crazy ; Make us slay our wife or brother As he did our great ancestors . Shall we let him come among us ? Shall we not the rather slay him , Throw his carcass on the water , Float it ...
Page 16
... Give him food and give him shelter , Harken to your fearless chieftain ! " Clad in sack - cloth and in ashes , Clad in worn and ragged raiment , Waiting not to greet the pale - face , Stole the aged Wah - kun - dah - gee To his haunt ...
... Give him food and give him shelter , Harken to your fearless chieftain ! " Clad in sack - cloth and in ashes , Clad in worn and ragged raiment , Waiting not to greet the pale - face , Stole the aged Wah - kun - dah - gee To his haunt ...
Page 17
... give them 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 ...
... give them 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 ...
Page 67
... give to Wah - ho - bec - ca As he came and sat beside her . Then the chief began disrobing , Spread his blanket down before him ; Then his shirt he placed upon it Then his moccasins and leggings . These were taken by the woman With whom ...
... give to Wah - ho - bec - ca As he came and sat beside her . Then the chief began disrobing , Spread his blanket down before him ; Then his shirt he placed upon it Then his moccasins and leggings . These were taken by the woman With whom ...
Page 70
... lips hear the story As the writer oft has heard it . Only then will you be able Fully to give him the credit That belongs to any nation That has suffered cruel torture By the hand of strong oppression . If the story 70.
... lips hear the story As the writer oft has heard it . Only then will you be able Fully to give him the credit That belongs to any nation That has suffered cruel torture By the hand of strong oppression . If the story 70.
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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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