The Indian Princess, Me-nung-gah: And Other PoemsR. G. Badger, 1912 - 148 pages |
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... 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 down to warn his brother Of the danger of the Kon - za's On the banks ...
... 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 down to warn his brother Of the danger of the Kon - za's On the banks ...
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... slay the stranger E'er he entered in your Wig - wam ; Told you how his fire - water Had so crazed our great ancestors That they fled in mortal terror Over mountain , plain and valley To the land of the Mo - sho - jah ; To the land where ...
... slay the stranger E'er he entered in your Wig - wam ; Told you how his fire - water Had so crazed our great ancestors That they fled in mortal terror Over mountain , plain and valley To the land of the Mo - sho - jah ; To the land where ...
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... Slay their wives and e'en their mothers . Harken , I beseech you , warriors , Listen to your Wah - kun - dah - gee , Listen to my fearful warning . Harken , oh my noble chieftain , You , who fear no foe nor danger , You , who always ...
... Slay their wives and e'en their mothers . Harken , I beseech you , warriors , Listen to your Wah - kun - dah - gee , Listen to my fearful warning . Harken , oh my noble chieftain , You , who fear no foe nor danger , You , who always ...
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... slay him , Slay the man who dare oppose me ; Dare to make my warriors cowards ; Dare to make them act like women . ' But , approaching Wah - kun - dah - gee , Instantly his heart was melted For he saw that tears were streaming Down the ...
... slay him , Slay the man who dare oppose me ; Dare to make my warriors cowards ; Dare to make them act like women . ' But , approaching Wah - kun - dah - gee , Instantly his heart was melted For he saw that tears were streaming Down the ...
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... slay or drive them from us , Lest we grieve the great Wah - kun - dah Who has given us the bison , Deer and elk that roam the forests , Bear and game in rich profusion ? " As he spoke a strange thing happened . From the dense brush of ...
... slay or drive them from us , Lest we grieve the great Wah - kun - dah Who has given us the bison , Deer and elk that roam the forests , Bear and game in rich profusion ? " As he spoke a strange thing happened . From the dense brush of ...
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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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