The Indian Princess, Me-nung-gah: And Other PoemsR. G. Badger, 1912 - 148 pages |
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... head - chief , Wah - tun - gah , Sent his crier through the village , As the shades of night were falling , Calling all his braves and warriors To assemble on the morrow For a mighty feast and council . Thought the great head chief ...
... head - chief , Wah - tun - gah , Sent his crier through the village , As the shades of night were falling , Calling all his braves and warriors To assemble on the morrow For a mighty feast and council . Thought the great head chief ...
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... head chief Wah - tun - gah . Still his mind was agitated By the new and fearful problem . He must solve upon the morrow . Never had his braves and warriors Failed to do him greatest homage , Failed to go where he would lead them ...
... head chief Wah - tun - gah . Still his mind was agitated By the new and fearful problem . He must solve upon the morrow . Never had his braves and warriors Failed to do him greatest homage , Failed to go where he would lead them ...
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... head chief , Wah - tun - gah , Stood before the great assemblage , Drew himself to fullest stature , Folded gracefully his blanket Underneath his arm - pits ' round him . Then began he , slowly speaking : " Ki - hè - ga and wah - si ...
... head chief , Wah - tun - gah , Stood before the great assemblage , Drew himself to fullest stature , Folded gracefully his blanket Underneath his arm - pits ' round him . Then began he , slowly speaking : " Ki - hè - ga and wah - si ...
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... head - chief Wah - tun - gah , Knowing he had won the victory , Said , " We will not slay the strangers . We will build for them a wig - wam ; Let them stay and live among us ; Teach us all the power and wisdom They have learned from ...
... head - chief Wah - tun - gah , Knowing he had won the victory , Said , " We will not slay the strangers . We will build for them a wig - wam ; Let them stay and live among us ; Teach us all the power and wisdom They have learned from ...
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... head and would not drink it Lest it make him wild and crazy . Then the pale - face to assure them That indeed there was no danger , Drank himself the fire - water . Seeing this young Wah - di - an - gah Who was also Wah - kun - dah ...
... head and would not drink it Lest it make him wild and crazy . Then the pale - face to assure them That indeed there was no danger , Drank himself the fire - water . Seeing this young Wah - di - an - gah Who was also Wah - kun - dah ...
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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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