Friday, January 9, 2009

Ss: Sagacity



The quality of being discerning, sound in judgment, and farsighted; wisdom.

The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U.S.A., in the Rocky Mountains and the far West by Irving, Washington
He had heard much of the sagacity of the beaver in cutting down trees, in which, it is said, they manage to make them fall into the water, and in such a position and direction as may be most favorable for conveyance to the desired point.

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