Yet give to Waban the attentive ear,
And the traditions of his sires he’ll tell.
From days afar, down many a rolling year—
Down to thy brothers red—their fathers’ tale
Comes to inform them, in their mortal state,
What powers they should revere—what deprecate.”
X.
Here Waban paused, and sitting mused a space,
As pondering gravely on the mighty theme;
Deep thought was graven on his earnest face,