The Indian Princess, Me-nung-gah: And Other PoemsR. G. Badger, 1912 - 148 pages |
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... wonder At the story he was telling , Came a young man from the river Saying , " Yonder on the water Comes a mighty heaving monster , Sounding like the voice of thunder , Belching fire like some great demon : It must be the great Wah ...
... wonder At the story he was telling , Came a young man from the river Saying , " Yonder on the water Comes a mighty heaving monster , Sounding like the voice of thunder , Belching fire like some great demon : It must be the great Wah ...
Page 23
... za Chieftain , In the history of the nation , Been arrayed in dazzling colors Such as wore the great Wah - tun - gah On this memorable occasion . Women stood in awe and wonder As they saw his towering figure Move in majesty before 23.
... za Chieftain , In the history of the nation , Been arrayed in dazzling colors Such as wore the great Wah - tun - gah On this memorable occasion . Women stood in awe and wonder As they saw his towering figure Move in majesty before 23.
Page 47
... wonder children often Of the younger generations Stole away to haunts of freedom , Back into their tents and wigwams , Where they might , with bow and arrow , Practice shooting birds and rabbits And prepare them as their fathers Had ...
... wonder children often Of the younger generations Stole away to haunts of freedom , Back into their tents and wigwams , Where they might , with bow and arrow , Practice shooting birds and rabbits And prepare them as their fathers Had ...
Page 49
... wonder , At the women there assembled . Sitting up , she soon remembered Of the meeting ' neath the willows , Then again became unconscious . Days and weeks the maiden hovered " On the border of the river Whence returns no way - worn ...
... wonder , At the women there assembled . Sitting up , she soon remembered Of the meeting ' neath the willows , Then again became unconscious . Days and weeks the maiden hovered " On the border of the river Whence returns no way - worn ...
Page 63
... wonder That the woman they had rescued Was his own beloved Me - nung - gah . Then he told her his intentions ; Of his quarrel with Shun - ga - sob - ba ; Of his taking half the members Of the new tribe of Wah - shah - sha , And was ...
... wonder That the woman they had rescued Was his own beloved Me - nung - gah . Then he told her his intentions ; Of his quarrel with Shun - ga - sob - ba ; Of his taking half the members Of the new tribe of Wah - shah - sha , And was ...
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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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