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The league of the Iroquois and other legends : from the Indian muse

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XIII<br />

SPEECH OF HAYO-WENT-HA.<br />

Ho ! MY PEOPLE ! all ye b<strong>and</strong>s !<br />

ONGUE HONWE'S greatness prove.<br />

He that now before you st<strong>and</strong>s<br />

Loves you with a fa<strong>the</strong>r's love ;<br />

Love that wrongs still more endear,<br />

Wrongs this grieving heart has heard.<br />

All ye w<strong>and</strong>ering tribes give ear !<br />

Hearken Hayo-went-ha's word.<br />

Fierce is your Algonquin foe ;<br />

Far <strong>the</strong> wail <strong>of</strong> sorrow wakes ;<br />

Noblest braves are bowed in woe,<br />

Every heart with anguish aches ;<br />

Dark <strong>the</strong> wigwams, smouldering, reek,<br />

Lurid glares <strong>the</strong> ghastly light ;<br />

Kax-aa's cry <strong>and</strong> Yong-we's shriek<br />

Make more hideous <strong>the</strong> night.<br />

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