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And he seemed as the spirit of some chief�察 �Whose grave could not give
him rest�察 �So deep was the settled hue of grief�察�On his manly front
impressed�此�Yet his lips were compressed with a proud disdain�察 �And his
port was erect and high�察 �Like the lips of a martyr who mocks at pain�察�
As the port of a hero who scorns to fly�察 �When his men have failed in
fight�察 �Who rather a thousand deaths would die�察 �Than his fame
should suffer blight。
II。
And who by kith�察�and who by name�察 �Is he�察�that lone�察�yet haughty
one�拭�By his high brow�察�and eye of flame�察 �I guess him old Ottalli's son。
Ottalli� �whose proud name was here In other times�察�a sound of fear� �The
fleet of foot�察�and strong of hand�察�Chief of his tribe�察�lord of the land�察�The
forest child�察�of mind and soul Too wild and free to brook control� �In chase
was none so swift as he�察 �In battle none so brave and strong�察�To friends�察�
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all love and constancy�察 �But we to those who wrought him wrong� �His
arm would wage avenging strife�察�With bow�察�and spear�察�and bloody knife�察�
Till he had taught his foes to feel�察�How true his aim�察�how keen his steel。
Now others hold the sway he held�察 �His day and power have passed
away�察�His goodly forests all are felled�察 �And songs of mirth rise�察�clear
and gay�察�Chaunted by youthful voices�察�where His battle´hymn once filled
the air Where blazed the lurid council fire�察�The village church erects its
spire�察�And where the mystic war´dance rang�察�With its confused�察�discordant
clang�察�While stern�察�fierce lips�察�with many a cry For blood and vengeance�察�
filled the sky�察�Mild Mercy�察�gentle as the dove�察�Proclaims her rule of peace
and love。 And of his true and faithful clan�察�Of child and matron�察�maid and
man�察 �Of all he loved�察 �survives but one His earliest�察 �and his only son� �
That son's sole heritage his fame�察�His strength�察�his likeness�察�and his name。
III。
And thus from varying year to year�察�The youthful chief has lingered
here�察�Chief��why is he so nobly named�拭�How many warriors at his call�察�
By Arcouski's breath inflamed�察 �Would with him fight�察�and for him fall�拭�
Of all his father's warrior throng�察 �Remains not one whose lip could now
Rehearse with him the battle song�察 �Whose hand could bend the hostile
bow。 And yet�察�no weak�察�complaining word�察�From his stern lip is ever heard�察�
And his bright eye�察�so black and clear�察�Is never moistened by a tear�察�Of
quiet mien�察 �and mournful mood�察 �He lives�察 �a stoic of the wood�察 �Gliding
about from place to place�察�With noiseless step�察�and steady pace�察�Haunting
each fountain�察�glen�察�and grot�察�Like the lone Genius of the spot。
IV。
And this was he who�察�standing there�察�Seemed as an image of Despair�察�
Which agony's convulsive strife�察 �Had quickened into breathing life。 The
writhing lip�察�the brow all wet With Pain's cold�察�clammy�察�deathlike sweat�察�
The hand�察 �that with unconscious clasp�察 �Strained his keen dagger in its
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grasp�察�The eye�察�that lightened with the blaze Of frenzied Passion's maniac
gaze�察 �The nervous�察 �shuddering thrill�察 �which came At intervals along his
frame�察 �The tremulously heaving breast�察 �These signs the inward storm
confessed�此�Yet�察�through those signs of wo�察�there broke Flashes of fearless
thought�察 �which spoke A soul within�察 �whose haughty will Would wrestle
with immortal ill�察 �And only quit the strife�察 �when fate Its being should
annihilate。 Silent he stood�察�until the breeze Bore from his lips some words
like these。
V。
;The words I speak are no complaint And if I breathe out my
despair�察 �It is not that my heart grows faint�察 �Or shrinks from what 'tis
doomed to bear。 Though every sorrow which may shake Or rend man's
heart�察 �should pierce my own�察 �Their strength united�察 �should not make
My lip breathe one complaining tone。 If I must suffer�察�it shall be With a
firm heart�察�a soul elate�察�A wordless scorn�察�which silently Shall mock the
stern decrees of fate。 The weak might bend�察 �the timid shrink�察 �Until
misfortune's storm blew by�察 �But I�察 �a chieftain's son�察 �should drink Its
proffered cup without a sigh。 And it will scarcely�察 �to my lip�察 �Seem
harsher than yon fountain's flow�察�For I have held companionship With
Misery�察�from my youth till now Have felt�察�by turns�察�each pang�察�each care�察�
Her hapless sons are doomed�察 �to bear�察 �I caught my mother's parting
breath�察 �When passed she to the spirit land�察�And from the fatal field of
death�察 �Where�察 �leading on his fearless band�察 �With fiery and resistless
might�察�He fell�察�though victor in the fight�察�Pierced by the arrow of some foe�察�
I saw my father's spirit go。 And I have seen his warrior men�察 �From
mountain�察�valley�察�hill�察�and glen�察�Departing one by one�察�since then�察�As from
the dry and withered spray�察�The wilted leaves are blown away�察�Upon some
windy autumn day�此�I�察�only I�察�am left to be The last leaf of the blighted tree�察�
Which the first wind that through the sky Goes carelessly careering by�察�
Will�察�in its wild�察�unheeded mirth�察�Rend from its hold�察�and dash to earth�此�
Thus�察 �here alone have I remained�察 �An outcast�察 �where I should have
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reigned。
VI。
;How shall I to myself alone�察�The weakness of my bosom own�拭�Why�察�
mindful of my fame and pride�察�When my brave brethren had died�察�Why�察�
with my friendly�察�ready knife�察�Drew I not forth my useless life�拭�Was it a
coward fear of death�察�That bade me treasure up my breath�拭�Or had life yet
some genial ray�察�That wooed me in its warmth to stay�拭�Had earth yet one
whose smile could stir�察 �My spirit with deep love for her�拭 �Yes�察 �though
within me hope was dead�察�And wild Ambition's dreams were fled�察�Though
o'er my blighted heart�察�Despair Desponded�察�love still nestled there�察�Love� �
how the pale´faced scorner's lip Would sneer�察 �to hear me name that
name�察�Yet was it deep within my soul A secret but consuming flame�察�
Whose overruling mastership�察�Defied slow Reason's dull control� �And felt
for one of that vile race�察 �To whom my tribe had given place�察 �Was
nursed in silence and in shame� �Shame�察�for the weakness of a heart�察 �Yet
bleeding from th' oppressor's blow�察 �Which could bestow its better part
Upon the offspring of a foe� �They�察 �the mean delvers of the soil�察 �The
wielders of the felling axe�察�Because we will not stoop to toil�察 �Nor to
its burdens bond our backs�察�Because we scorn Seduction's wiles�察�Her lying
words and forged smiles�察�They�察�the foul slaves of lust and gold�察�Say that
our blood and hearts are cold。��3�� But ere the morrow's dawning light Has
climbed yon eastern craggy height�察 �One�察 �whose fierce eye and haughty
brow�察�Are lit with pride and pleasure now�察�Shall learn�察�at point of my true
steel�察�How much the Red man's heart may feel�察�How fearlessly he strikes
the foe�察�When love and vengeance prompt the blow� �Though scorned by
him�察�I know an art Could stop the beatings of his heart�察�Ere his own lips
could say�察 �'Be still��' A single arrow from my bow�察 �Bathed in the
poisonous manchenille�撮�4�� Would in an instant lay him low�察�So deadly
is the icy chill�察 �With which the life´blood it congeals�察 �The wounded
warrior scarcely feels Its fatal touch ere he expire�此 �But�察 �when Revenge
would glut his ire�察�He stops not with immediate death The current of his
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victim's breath�察�With gasp�察�and intervening pause�察�The lifeblood from its
source he draws�察�Marks�察�in the crimson stream that flows�察�How near life
verges to its close�察�And its last soul´exhaling groan�察�To him is music's
sweetest tone� �And he�察�whose fate it is to die�察�Ere Morning's banner flouts
the sky�察�The eye shall see�察�the arm shall know�察�That guides and deals th'
avenging blow�察�And ere his spirit goes to rest�察 �Right well his scornful
heart shall learn�察�How fiercely�察�in a savage breast�察 �The flames of love
and hate may burn。; He spake�察�and down the mountain's side�察�With quick�察�
impatient step�察 �he hied�察 �Threading the forest's lonely gloom�察�A ruthless
minister of doom。
VII。
'Twas midnight�察 �calmly slept the Earth�察 �And the mysterious eyes
above�察 �Gazed down with chastened looks of love�察 �Not�察 �as when fir
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