...on the point now under consideration, at the same time admirably illustrates Cooper's remark that " few men exhibit greater diversity, or, if we may so...it, greater antithesis of character, than the native warriors of North America." " The government of this Mohegan tribe," he proceeds, " had become hereditary...

...than keep them among us. 1778. 3. THE INDIANS. Few men exhibit greater diversity, or, If we may BO express it, greater antithesis of character, than...of North America. In war, he is daring, boastful, canning, ruthless, self-denying, and self-devoted ; In peace, just, generous, hospitable, revengeful,...

...Mohicans or Mohegans were of the same race, and spoke the same language, as the Fall River Indians) says: "Few men exhibit greater diversity, or if we may so...daring, boastful, cunning, ruthless, self-denying, and self -devoted; in peace, just, generous, hospitable, revengeful, superstitious, modest and commonly...

...with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. 12. Few men exhibit greater diversity, or, if we may so...character than the native warrior of North America. — COOPER. 13. In war he is daring, boastful, cunning, ruthless, selfdenying, and self-devoted; in...

...greater diversity, or, if we may say so, greater antithesis of character, than the native warrior of America. In war, he is daring, boastful, cunning,...revengeful, superstitious, modest, and commonly chaste. For dramatic effect he distributed these antithetic traits among his Indian characters, making the...