Title Page : Sacred-Texts Native American South American Index Next "LEGENDS AND MYTHS" OF THE ABORIGINAL INDIANS OF BRITISH GUIANA COLLECTED AND EDITED BY THE REV. WILLIAM HENRY BRETT, B.D., Missionary In Connection With The S. P. G.; Chaplain To The Lord Bishop Of Guiana; and Late Rector Of The Parish...
Legends Of The Acawoios : Sacred-Texts Native American South American Index Previous Next p. 125 "LEGENDS OF THE ACAWOIOS." INTRODUCTION. WERE that which seems a dream accomplished now, And mortal man to tread Rorima's brow, He, from that mighty wall, the homes would see Of scattered clans--a people wild and free. From one...
Legends Of The Waraus : Sacred-Texts Native American South American Index Previous Next p. 52 "LEGENDS OF THE WARAUS." INTRODUCTION. WHERE Orinoco, through his delta wide, By numerous channels, seeks the ocean tide; Where, annually, his waters flood the ground, And wide lagoons, with muddy isles, abound, The fan-like...
Legends Of The Caribs : Sacred-Texts Native American South American Index Previous Next p. 90 "LEGENDS OF THE CARIBS." I. HISTORICAL SKETCH. FROM Orinoque, in days of old, The Caribs (so their legends told) Came forth, to ravage and command, And spread their power o'er sea and land. By conquest they the isles possessed...
Fanciful Legends : Sacred-Texts Native American South American Index Previous p. 166 "FANCIFUL LEGENDS." INTRODUCTION. HOIST again the red cross! Let us voyage once more Where the wild torrents roar, As we haul the boat o'er: And our red men all point as they paddle away, To where the grim cayman is lurking for prey...
Legends Of The Arawaks : Sacred-Texts Native American South American Index Previous Next p. 3 "LEGENDS OF THE ARAWKS." INTRODUCTION. 'Twas long ago! yet still I view The scene to me then fresh and new, Where two fair rivers flow; Where stately moras tower above, And palms wave gently in the grove, As pleasant breezes blow...
Preface : Sacred-Texts Native American South American Index Previous Next p. v PREFACE THE chief object of the present work has been to preserve, and to give at one view, the more serious traditions--religious, mythological, and historical--of the four aboriginal races who live nearest the shores of Gui...
