The Indian: a Poem: In Six CantosLackington, Allen and Company, 1806 - 91 pages |
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... lands upon the Ame- rican Continent , where he falls in with a party of Indians in pursuit of the Elk : a beautiful young Squa calls upon him to join the chase , in which he acquiesces . He , for the first time , sleeps in an Indian ...
... lands upon the Ame- rican Continent , where he falls in with a party of Indians in pursuit of the Elk : a beautiful young Squa calls upon him to join the chase , in which he acquiesces . He , for the first time , sleeps in an Indian ...
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... my virgin hand This royal spear that won my father's land ; Join our glad chase where only heroes run With strength. * A female Indian , married or unmarried . * Indian tents covered with the bark of the birch 4 THE INDIAN .
... my virgin hand This royal spear that won my father's land ; Join our glad chase where only heroes run With strength. * A female Indian , married or unmarried . * Indian tents covered with the bark of the birch 4 THE INDIAN .
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... land , 170 Where fruitful soil repays th ' usurper's hand : Tho ' sanguine foes oft hunt within our lines , Sweet Peace , now smiling , guards the wild confines . 165 When drooping man's advanc'd in life's short race , And 12 THE INDIAN .
... land , 170 Where fruitful soil repays th ' usurper's hand : Tho ' sanguine foes oft hunt within our lines , Sweet Peace , now smiling , guards the wild confines . 165 When drooping man's advanc'd in life's short race , And 12 THE INDIAN .
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... land with a favourable breeze , and on its way makes a successful attack upon a flock of Brante geese . The squadron set sail from the bay ; the winds increase in fury ; and at sun- set the Indians , to avoid a violent storm , make the ...
... land with a favourable breeze , and on its way makes a successful attack upon a flock of Brante geese . The squadron set sail from the bay ; the winds increase in fury ; and at sun- set the Indians , to avoid a violent storm , make the ...
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... land springs up the whistling breeze , And from the fleet recede th ' umbrageous trees . Respect to age still savage Chieftains bore 40 On land a King , at sea a Commodore ; From his canoe , that led the royal van , A huntsman's horn ...
... land springs up the whistling breeze , And from the fleet recede th ' umbrageous trees . Respect to age still savage Chieftains bore 40 On land a King , at sea a Commodore ; From his canoe , that led the royal van , A huntsman's horn ...
Common terms and phrases
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