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Quotation from The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper
“My day has been too long. In the morning I saw the sons of Unamis happy and strong; and yet, before the night has come, have I lived to see the last warrior of the wise race of the Mohicans.”
The Last of the Mohicans, Chapter XXXIII (Project Gutenberg #940)
The novel's closing words, as the aged Delaware sage dismisses the mourners at Uncas's grave.
Citation: "My day has been too long. In the morning I saw the sons of Unamis happy and strong; and yet, before the night has come, have I lived to see the last warrior of the wise race of the Mohicans." — James Fenimore Cooper, The Last of the Mohicans, Chapter XXXIII (Project Gutenberg #940). (id the-last-of-the-mohicans-q7)
Portrait: The Last of the Mohicans title page (1826), James Fenimore Cooper, Public domain.
