Wind River Indian

Famous quotes containing the words wind, river and/or indian:

“A wind came up out of the sea,
And said, “O mists, make room for me.””
—Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1809–1882)

“My favorite figure of the American author is that of a man who breeds a favorite dog, which he throws into the Mississippi River for the pleasure of making a splash. The river does not splash, but it drowns the dog.”
—Henry Brooks Adams (1838–1918)

“Thus you have an Indian availing himself cunningly of the advantages of civilization, without losing any of his woodcraft, but proving himself the more successful hunter for it.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)