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he scene Of conquest and unsparing strife, And vengeance dearer than his life, The fiery-souled Castine? The character of Ralle has probably never been correctly delineated. By his brethren of th drank up long moons ago! Under the falls of Tacconock, The wolves are eating the Norridgewock; Castine with his wives lies closely hid Like a fox in the woods of Pemaquid! On Sawga's banks the man oars in broil and battle spent, Nor toil, nor wounds, nor pain have bent The lordly frame of old Castine. No purpose now of strife and blood Urges the hoary veteran on: The fire of conquest and the me prey Of all unsparing foes. Sadly and still, dark thoughts between, Of coming vengeance mused Castine, Of the fallen chieftain Bomazeen, Who bade for him the Norridgewocks Dig up their buried tomahthrough the hazel-bushes The robin's mellow music gushes; God save her! will she sleep alway? Castine hath bent him over the sleeper: ‘Wake, daughter,—wake!’ but she stirs no limb: The eye that lo<