The Indian Princess, Me-nung-gah: And Other PoemsR. G. Badger, 1912 - 148 pages |
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... - sig - ga Wah - ko and his shin - gah - shin - gah Of his brave and daring ventures In the land of the Da - ko - tahs . Of the scalps that he had taken ; Of the 13 THE INDIAN PRINCESS Canto I Canto II 32 34 44 47 51 55.
... - sig - ga Wah - ko and his shin - gah - shin - gah Of his brave and daring ventures In the land of the Da - ko - tahs . Of the scalps that he had taken ; Of the 13 THE INDIAN PRINCESS Canto I Canto II 32 34 44 47 51 55.
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And Other Poems Addison Woodard Stubbs. Of the scalps that he had taken ; Of the ponies he had stolen ; Of the enemies he conquered On the plains and in the mountains . As he spoke in fiery fervor , Young men listening in wonder At the ...
And Other Poems Addison Woodard Stubbs. Of the scalps that he had taken ; Of the ponies he had stolen ; Of the enemies he conquered On the plains and in the mountains . As he spoke in fiery fervor , Young men listening in wonder At the ...
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... Taken in the pale - faced stranger , Who , tradition from his father Taught him , leads to fearful danger . Slowly spoke the Wah - kun - dah - gee Then , these words of fearful import : " Harken once again my children While I tell again ...
... Taken in the pale - faced stranger , Who , tradition from his father Taught him , leads to fearful danger . Slowly spoke the Wah - kun - dah - gee Then , these words of fearful import : " Harken once again my children While I tell again ...
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... Taken from him beads and trinkets , Given him your robes and deer - skins ; Drive him quick from out your borders , Drive him down the great Mo - sho - jah . Tell him never more to come here To the land of all the Kon - zas ; To the ...
... Taken from him beads and trinkets , Given him your robes and deer - skins ; Drive him quick from out your borders , Drive him down the great Mo - sho - jah . Tell him never more to come here To the land of all the Kon - zas ; To the ...
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... Dreamed that , robed in royal splendor , Decked in paint and streaming feathers , He was coming from a battle At the head of all his warriors , With the scalps that he had taken Dangling from his belt of wampum . Scalps of his 21.
... Dreamed that , robed in royal splendor , Decked in paint and streaming feathers , He was coming from a battle At the head of all his warriors , With the scalps that he had taken Dangling from his belt of wampum . Scalps of his 21.
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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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