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

THE LEAGUE OF THE IROQVOIS.
On him to whom your lofty fame
You owe, still let your reverence wait :
Give honor due the noble name
Of Hayo-went-ha, good and great.
Among you as in days of old
May love-inspiring chieftains stand ;
Who wise the ancient lore unfold
Hid in the sacred Wampum-band. -
And what the Future hath in store
I would not, if I might, divine ;
Enough for you, that evermore
The Past all glorious shall shine.
Wherein till Time's corroding hand
Has made all valor's records dim,
The Iroquois shall proudly stand
For daring deeds the synonym.