The Indian Princess, Me-nung-gah: And Other PoemsR. G. Badger, 1912 - 148 pages |
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... 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 of the Mo - sho - jah ? Listen to your Wah - kun - dah - gee 15.
... 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 of the Mo - sho - jah ? Listen to your Wah - kun - dah - gee 15.
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... warning . Slowly down the hill descending , Tear - drops down his cheeks still streaming , Came Wah - kun - dah - gee at sunrise , To his wigwam in the valley . Slowly then , as was his custom , Marched the old man through the village ...
... warning . Slowly down the hill descending , Tear - drops down his cheeks still streaming , Came Wah - kun - dah - gee at sunrise , To his wigwam in the valley . Slowly then , as was his custom , Marched the old man through the village ...
Page 18
... warning to the Kon - zas . Then I bade you 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 ...
... warning to the Kon - zas . Then I bade you 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 ...
Page 19
... warning . Harken , oh my noble chieftain , You , who 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 ...
... warning . Harken , oh my noble chieftain , You , who 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 ...
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... warning Of the danger from the pale - face Anchored out on the Mo - sho - jah . Angered then beyond endurance , Acting quickly on the impulse , As the vision of his greatness Loomed in splendor up before him , Leaped the chieftain from ...
... warning Of the danger from the pale - face Anchored out on the Mo - sho - jah . Angered then beyond endurance , Acting quickly on the impulse , As the vision of his greatness Loomed in splendor up before him , Leaped the chieftain from ...
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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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