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INDIAN SONGS MARY AUSTIN
  
SONG FOR THE PASSING OF A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN [From the Paiute]
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INDIAN SONGS
MARY AUSTIN

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SONG FOR THE PASSING OF A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN
[From the Paiute]

GO thy way in comeliness!
Strong sun across the sod doth make
Such quickening as thy countenance.
Pursue thy unguessed errand and pass by;
I am more worth for what thy passing wakes,
Great races in my loins to thee that cry!
My blood is redder for thy loveliness.
Prosper; be fair; pass by!
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