stratagem

• When Edmond Dantes had recourse to stratagem, and, in order to remain alone at Monte-Cristo, leaped from the rock, it was Jacopo who picked him up, and only against his will left him again Who knows whether you will not one time become a captain? —  The Son of Monte-Cristo, Volume I
• The word "instinctive" must not be used, however, when this stratagem is to be observed in the higher animals other than the opossum; for many of these animals sometimes make an occasional and a rational use of it, as I will endeavor to show in the next chapter CHAPTER IX LETISIMULATION The feigning of death by certain animals for the purpose of deceiving their enemies, and thus securing immunity, is one of the greatest of the many evidences of intelligent action on their part. —  The Dawn of Reason or, Mental Traits in the Lower Animals
• [114 113] Mr. George Griffiths, Griffiths' Cove, Chilhowee, Blount County Tennessee 114] In the case of the cat and dog the use of this stratagem is not instinctive; it is the rational use of means to obtain a certain desired end. —  The Dawn of Reason or, Mental Traits in the Lower Animals
• Each man loading himself with as large an amount of provisions and stores as he could carry, the troops quickly again retreated, and succeeded in conveying their booty to their starving friends On the arrival in the country of a large army under General Morillo, Paez gave him battle on the plains of Apure, and by a stratagem-- pretending to fly--induced the Spanish cavalry to follow. —  The Young Llanero A Story of War and Wild Life in Venezuela
• Although she never was charged with having resorted to a stratagem, our guide, who had been with her a long while, and who represented her as a modest, virtuous, and interesting girl, had always considered her insanity as assumed, with a view to work upon the feelings of her inconstant friend Their other affections, especially the maternal, are equally exquisite with those of civilised nations. —  Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 3 (of 3)

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