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As to your remark on their apparent repugnance 
to civilization, I muft obferve, that this is not 
owing to any vicioufnefs of their nature, or want 
of capacity ; as they have a ftrong genius for arts, 
and uncommon patience. I believe they are put 
to the Englifh fchools too late, and fent back too 
foon to their people, whofe political maxim, 
Spartan-like, is to difcountenance all purfuits but 
war, holding all other knowledge as unworthy 
the dignity of man, and tending to enervate and 
divert them from that warfare on which they 
conceive their liberty and happinefs depend. Thele 
fentiments conftantly inftilled into the minds of 
youth, and illuftrated by examples drawn from 
the contemptible Hate of the domefticated tribes, 
leave lading impreffions ; and can hardly be de- 
feated by an ordinary fchool education. 
I with my prefent leifure would allow me to 
give you as many fpecimens of their language as 
would (hew, that (though not very wordy) it is 
extremely emphatical ; and their ftyle adorned 
with noble images, ftrong metaphors, and equal 
in allegory to many of the Eaftern nations. The 
article is contained in the noun, by varying the ter- 
mination ; and the adjedlive is combined into one 
word. Thus of Echin , a man, and Gowana , great, 
is formed Ecfyingowana , a great man. Cahy - 
unghaw is a creek, Caghyungha a river, Caghy- 
ungkaowana a great river ; Caghyungheeo a fine 
river. • Haga the inhabitants of any place, and 
Tierham the morning ; fo, if they fpeak of Eaftern 
people, they lay Tierhanf-aga, or people of the 
morning. Efo is expredive of a great quantity, 
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